Places drsupherpen Wants to Go

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

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

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.