The last standing puppet theater on Long Island.

A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

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

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

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

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

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

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.