A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

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

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

Haven for steampunks.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

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.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.