A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

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

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

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