Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

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

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

Check your calendars; you might be attending a drive-in movie or sitting next to a fashion runway.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.