This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

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

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

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

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

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

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.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."