Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

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.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

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

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.