This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

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

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

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

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

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

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

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

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

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.