The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

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

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

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.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.