Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

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

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

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

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.