Places Madeleine Wants to Go

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

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

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

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

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

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

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

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.