A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.