Places DrJennT Wants to Go

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

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

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

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.

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

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

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

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

The mistake that launched the commercial broiler chicken industry is immortalized in the town where it took place.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.