This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

Hundreds of iconic jazz records were made in this church-like space.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

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

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

This New York florist also sells traditional tofu pudding.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Become a prohibition rebel.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.