Places hopemch Wants to Go

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

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

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

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

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.