One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.