This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

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

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

New York's oldest magic store.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

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

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.