New York, New York
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
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New York, New York
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
Queens, New York
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
Brooklyn, New York
The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.
Queens, New York
The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.
New York, New York
Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.
Brooklyn, New York
A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.
New York, New York
This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.
New York, New York
This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
New York, New York
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
New York, New York
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
New York, New York
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
Brooklyn, New York
A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
Brooklyn, New York
Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.
Brooklyn, New York
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
New York, New York
America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.
New York, New York
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
New York, New York
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
New York, New York
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.
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
New York, New York
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
Brooklyn, New York
This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.
Brooklyn, New York
This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.