Places dominicmr Wants to Go

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

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

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

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.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

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

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

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

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

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

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

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.