Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

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

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.