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A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Polish babkas, cheesecakes, and rose jelly-filled doughnuts are made fresh daily at this neighborhood stalwart.

Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.

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

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

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

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.