Places angelsab Wants to Go

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

The saddest little diner in New York.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

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

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.