2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

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

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

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.