Places ladylydiebug Wants to Go

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

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

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.