Places jakechouston Wants to Go

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

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

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

The studio of influential composer Charles Ives is perfectly reconstructed, hidden in the back of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.