Places amosner Wants to Go

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

Check your calendars; you might be attending a drive-in movie or sitting next to a fashion runway.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

New York's oldest magic store.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.