“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

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

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.