Become a prohibition rebel.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

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

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

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

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

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

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

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.