This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

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

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

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

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

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

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.