Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

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

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

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

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

New York's oldest magic store.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.