Places mrrust44 Wants to Go

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

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.

Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.

A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.

Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The loneliest island in New York.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."