Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

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

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

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

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

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

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

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

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

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