Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

The tiniest little stage in New York.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

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

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.