Places KJMcLean Wants to Go

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Haven for steampunks.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

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

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

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

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.