Places Jim Dunn Wants to Go

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

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

This recipe is set in stone.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.