The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

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

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

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

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

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.