This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

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

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

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.