Places dominicmr Wants to Go

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

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

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

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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