Places gatorskulls Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.