An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

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

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

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

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

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

New York's oldest magic store.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.