Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

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

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

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

Become a prohibition rebel.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

New York's oldest magic store.