Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

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.

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

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.