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

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

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

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

A community theatre in Brooklyn that brings Country to New York and New York to Country.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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

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

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

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

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.