This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

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

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

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

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

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

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.