Places Johnny G Wants to Go

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

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

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.