Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

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

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

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

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.