This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

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.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.