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Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.

This quaint New Jersey graveyard is an eternal resting place for thousands of beloved pets.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

This Brooklyn curiosity shop has its own magic theater and a singing mechanical bird that sparked an online feud with Kelly Clarkson.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

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

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

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

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.