Brooklyn Bridge

Experience the sights and sounds of New York City as if you were visiting in the 1940s. A lot has changed since then, but not everything.

When it was completed in 1931, New York's Empire State building was the world's tallest skyscraper. How was it designed and built?

Opened in 1825, the Erie Canal was one of the most extraordinary engineering feats of the 19th century.

President Donald Trump has indicated he will spend time in New York City. The last time a sitting president called NYC home, things were very different.