The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

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

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

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

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.