Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

A man's home is his castle.

Nature (and graffiti) reclaim this old waterworks that has been surrounded by a bike path and network of walking trails.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

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

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

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.