Places mandyaffonso Wants to Go

The loneliest island in New York.

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

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

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

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Become a prohibition rebel.