A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.