This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

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

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

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

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.