Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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.”

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

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

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

This historic train depot transports visitors to an early 20th-century world before desegregation

A farmhouse where soldiers left their marks on the walls and attic

Two columns and a path leading into the woods at Fort Bennett Park are all that remain of a custom-built, Bavarian-inspired castle

A cemetery and stairs are all that remains of this former church

This one-time communal home of radical feminist activists was the first lesbian-related landmark on both the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places