The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

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

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.