Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

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

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

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

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

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

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.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.