Staten Island, New York
Booze History Museum
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
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Staten Island, New York
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
Queens, New York
This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.
Brooklyn, New York
Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.
Brooklyn, New York
This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.
Brooklyn, New York
This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.
New York, New York
This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.
Brooklyn, New York
While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.
New York, New York
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
Brooklyn, New York
The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.
Brooklyn, New York
Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.
Brooklyn, New York
Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.
Brooklyn, New York
One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.
Brooklyn, New York
19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
Brooklyn, New York
Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.
New York, New York
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
New York, New York
America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.
Brooklyn, New York
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
New York, New York
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
New York, New York
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
Prague, Czechia
One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.
Prague, Czechia
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.
Kingston, New York
Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.