An incredibly random collection of wax figures is displayed in a shopping center walkway.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

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

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

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

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

A small piece of the composer's New York home lives on in the center of Czech culture in Manhattan.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

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

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

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

The most confusing clock in New York.