The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

This suburban enclave is home to a very unique art exhibit.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

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

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

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

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

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

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.