A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

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

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.