One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

One of the largest public housing complexes in New York once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.