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

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.