Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

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

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

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

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

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.

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

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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

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

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