New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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

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

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

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

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

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

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

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