Places ahm Wants to Go

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

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

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

This hat-shaped fountain pays tribute to a centuries-old textile tradition in the Yucatán Peninsula.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.