The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Three stories above you, your salad is being grown.

Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.