Places Lostandwandering Wants to Go

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The loneliest island in New York.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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

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

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

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.