On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

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

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

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

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

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.