This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

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

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

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

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.