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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

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

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

New York's oldest magic store.

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

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

The freeway that never was.