A notorious punk house turned co-op.

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

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

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

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

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

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

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

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

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

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

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.