The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

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

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.