If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

Here be dragons.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

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

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.