Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

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

The loneliest island in New York.

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.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

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

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

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

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

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.