One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

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

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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