The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

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

This 19th century wooden span is one of only four retractile bridges in the United States.

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

The humble fort that saved Washington.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

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

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

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

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.