Places Michael J Bielawa Wants to Go

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

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

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

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

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

New York's oldest magic store.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?