One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Here be dragons.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.