Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

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

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

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

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

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.