The highest rapid transit station in the world.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

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

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

The site where Joe Gallo kept his guns, pet lion, and launched an all out mob war in 1960s Brooklyn.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

Historic Greenpoint theater, turned roller disco, now housing a chain pharmacy store.