Places jddarcy Wants to Go

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

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

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.