The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

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

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

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

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.