A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

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

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

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

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

An outdoor installation of 20 vintage signs that once hung in front of businesses throughout town.