Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

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.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

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

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.