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

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.