A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.