Places ckoohle Wants to Go

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

This peaceful path through the jungle is surrounded by songbirds and complete with a waterfall.

The best place to encounter plants and animals that can only be found in New Caledonia.

Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.

A crazy maze of a hostel, where every trap door and secret entrance brings you to a new wacky, wonderful room.

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

A small but beautiful waterfall hidden away in the north of Zambia.