Places mcdermany Wants to Go

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.