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The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

Become a prohibition rebel.

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.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

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

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

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

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

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.