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Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

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

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."