Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.

Haven for steampunks.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

The "Seinfeld" diner.