New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

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

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

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

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.