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

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

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

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

New York's oldest magic store.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

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

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

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

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

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

A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

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

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

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