Places mandyaffonso Wants to Go

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

New York's oldest magic store.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

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

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

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.