The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.