Places mcayers Wants to Go

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

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

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

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

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

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

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?

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.