The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

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.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

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

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.