A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

The quarry was abandoned over 100 years ago, after a massive ammunition explosion ended in tragedy.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.