A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

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

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

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

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

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

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.