A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

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

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

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

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

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

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

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.