Places Miss1337 Wants to Go

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

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

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

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

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.