Places zichk Wants to Go

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

This recipe is set in stone.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

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

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

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.