Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Here be dragons.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

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

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

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

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.