The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

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

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”