The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

New York's oldest magic store.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.