Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

Out of a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and stops, this Queens subway station is arguably the most mysterious—if it exists at all.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

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A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

This suburban enclave is home to a very unique art exhibit.

A miniature version of a legendary Dutch boulder.

A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

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

This recipe is set in stone.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.