Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

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

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

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

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

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

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

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

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.