This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

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

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

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

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.