One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

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

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

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.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

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

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.