Places Loo Wants to Go

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Become a prohibition rebel.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Skewer up Kangaroo.

Haven for steampunks.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.