Places mikejstevenson Wants to Go

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

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

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