A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Haven for steampunks.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

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

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.