Catskill, New York
Catskill Game Farm
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Saugerties, New York
Opus 40
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Permanently Closed
Pine Plains, New York
Dutch's Spirits
A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.
Red Hook, New York
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.
New York, New York
The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
Brooklyn, New York
Spectacle Theater
A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
Beacon, New York
Bannerman's Castle
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Brooklyn, New York
Sunshine Laundromat
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Haines Falls, New York
Kaaterskill Falls and the Bayard of Dogs
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
New York, New York
Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
