The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

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

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

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

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

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.