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.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

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

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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

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.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

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

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.