Places Jes Wants to Go

A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

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

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Intact 125-year-old carpentry shop and Victorian house, along with cobblestone architecture structures.

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

Local legend holds that if you can make it up this steep cobblestone stairway without taking a breath, you'll have wish come true.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.