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

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

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.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

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

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.