Places Jane August Wants to Go

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

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

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

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

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