Places maxvaughn Wants to Go

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

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

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.