A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

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

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

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

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.