This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

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

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.