At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

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

A cargo of beautiful music.

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

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

A big shiny gin and whiskey distillery in Sunset Park.

The tiniest little stage in New York.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.