Places MafiaWaffle Wants to Go

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

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.