Places mcdermany Wants to Go

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

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

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The loneliest island in New York.