Places dmichele30 Wants to Go

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.