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

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

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

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

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

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

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The loneliest island in New York.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.