Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

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

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

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