Places Ian Engweiler Wants to Go

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

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

A bronze sculpture dedicated to a historic labor dispute in the U.S. automotive industry.

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

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

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.