This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

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

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

Haven for steampunks.

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

Skewer up Kangaroo.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

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

Check your calendars; you might be attending a drive-in movie or sitting next to a fashion runway.

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.