Places lizsullivan Wants to Go

A watering hole where regulars who have ordered 500 beers have their names etched on the bar in gold.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

A hidden Brooklyn basement gallery where two biologists nurture one of the Northeast’s rarest and most vibrant reptile collections.

Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

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

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

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

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.