A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

Haven for steampunks.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

This diesel train serviced the Brooklyn waterfront for more than three decades.

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.