Places elanemlls Wants to Go

This abandoned orphanage-turned-asylum witnessed a terrible chapter in Québec's history.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.