Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.

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

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

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

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.