A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Become a prohibition rebel.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.