Places mgraynernz Wants to Go

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

The last sailing lobster boat in Maine is also likely New England's first zero-emissions commercial vessel.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.

This authentic Fijian restaurant helps farmers and fishermen recover from natural disaster.