This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

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

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

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

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

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

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

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.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.