Places njmich Wants to Go

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.

These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.

Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

A million years ago, our ancient ancestors were cooking with fire in this cave.