A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.