Places infracta Wants to Go

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.