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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

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.

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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