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A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

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

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

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

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

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

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

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.