Places matthewglidden Wants to Go

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

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

Become a prohibition rebel.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

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

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

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.

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

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

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

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.