Places aeholmquist Wants to Go

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

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

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.