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

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

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

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

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

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

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.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

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