Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

Discover the taste of mold.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?