Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

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

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

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

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Would you like a sleeper hold with that?

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.