This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

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

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.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

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

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

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

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

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.