This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

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

This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

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

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

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

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

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

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.