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

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

One of the largest public housing complexes in New York once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt.

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A cargo of beautiful music.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.