Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

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

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

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.