Places LaraInClover Wants to Go

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

The most confusing clock in New York.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

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

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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.