A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

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

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.