The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

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

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

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

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.