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Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

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

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

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

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

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Enjoy a brandy old fashioned with this petrified pet in a bar devoted to the local press.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.