This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The most confusing clock in New York.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

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

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.