Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.