Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.