Places Jbuttersky Wants to Go

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

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

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

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

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

This path is named for a mythical half-boar, half-deer creature that once roamed the Green Mountains.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.