Places atozenith Wants to Go

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Set sail on a small scale.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

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

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

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.

An artist of the American Revolution is entombed beneath the Yale art gallery he founded.