Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Two monstrous warehouses. One now holds priceless works of art, the other stands abandoned and dilapidated.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

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

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.

Discover the taste of mold.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.