The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

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

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.