Places gatorskulls Wants to Go

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

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

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

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

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

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

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

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

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.