Places Denise Wants to Go

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

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.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

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

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

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