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A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

What’s a sure fire way to end up in jail in New York in the 1920s? Peddling bad moonshine.

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.

Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.

A small piece of the composer's New York home lives on in the center of Czech culture in Manhattan.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

Built as a home for the Union Porcelain magnate in 1867, now the Greenpoint Reformed Church and home to a ceramic mystery.

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.