Places Gingersnap80 Wants to Go

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

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This recipe is set in stone.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

The loneliest island in New York.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

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

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

A lush terraced garden full of thousands of colorful roses and mystical art.

The remains of this RAF plane and its crew were lost for decades, nearly engulfed by the Malaysian jungle.