A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

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

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

New York's oldest magic store.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.