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

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

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

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

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

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.