One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

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

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

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.