Places alessandralee Wants to Go

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

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

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.