This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

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

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

This recipe is set in stone.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

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

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.