Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

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

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

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

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.