The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

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

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

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

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

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

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.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

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