One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

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

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

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.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

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

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.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

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

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

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