A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

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

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.