Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

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

Was this cave created by Hercules's wrath, the devil, or volcanic activity?

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

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

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

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

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

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

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

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

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.