Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

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.

Haven for steampunks.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Before online banking and smartphone apps, there was "commuter banking" in the subway in Downtown Brooklyn.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.