Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

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

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The loneliest island in New York.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

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

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

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

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

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

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.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.