This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

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

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

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

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

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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