Places Kate Donovan Wants to Go

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

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

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

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

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.