Places mcambis Wants to Go

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Become a prohibition rebel.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.