Places gdm584 Wants to Go

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

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

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

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.