Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

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

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.