At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

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

The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

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

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

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

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

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.