The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

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

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

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

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.