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“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

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

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

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

New York's oldest magic store.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.