A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

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.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

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

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

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

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

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.