Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

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.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

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

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

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.