A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

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 wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

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

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

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.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

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.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.