Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

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

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.