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A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

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

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

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

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.