Places booklovertea Wants to Go

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

A cargo of beautiful music.

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

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.

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

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.

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

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

A Brooklyn exhibit all about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in 1994.

Haven for steampunks.

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.