Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Discover the taste of mold.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

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

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

Become a prohibition rebel.