New York's oldest magic store.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

What’s a sure fire way to end up in jail in New York in the 1920s? Peddling bad moonshine.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

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

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

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

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

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.