Places haydenfl Wants to Go

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

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

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

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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.

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.