All Places in New York City

This stately brick building once provided supplies and equipment to lighthouses across the northeast during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.

The studio and home of one of America’s preeminent mid-century sculptors.

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.

This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.

A hidden Brooklyn basement gallery where two biologists nurture one of the Northeast’s rarest and most vibrant reptile collections.

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.

Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.

A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.