Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

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

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.