This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

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

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

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

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.