Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

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

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.