Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

The loneliest island in New York.

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

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.