Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.