The mummified relics of an American missionary.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

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

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.