Places dmichele30 Wants to Go

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.