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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

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

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.