Places lkrobetz Wants to Go

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

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

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

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

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

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

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

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