Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

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

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

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

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.