Places augustrich06 Wants to Go

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

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

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

New York's oldest magic store.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.