An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

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

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.