Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

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

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

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

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

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.