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The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Where one of Greenpoint's "five black arts" was practiced.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

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

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

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

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.