Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

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

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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

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

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."

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

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

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

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

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

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

The loneliest island in New York.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.