History

The final resting place of the first American-born professional magician.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

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

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

100 years later, they're still down there.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.