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An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

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

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

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.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

Bent but not broken, this massive tree has stood in the garden for over a century.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The middle finger of modernity.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.