The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.