Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.