A collection of playbills, photographs, and other memorabilia from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.

A series of fish plaques that are embedded in the malls of Ocean Parkway.

These sculptures were designed to beautify this neighborhood when it was established in the 1940s.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

Out of a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and stops, this Queens subway station is arguably the most mysterious—if it exists at all.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

The home of former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett.

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

This suburban enclave is home to a very unique art exhibit.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.