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

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.