This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

An anonymous art project beneath Longfellow Bridge where hundreds of trophies line the steel support beams.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

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

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

This recipe is set in stone.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

This suburban enclave is home to a very unique art exhibit.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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

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

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.