This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

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

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

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

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Become a prohibition rebel.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.