Places nancybdeol Wants to Go

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

Now the site of a high school, this was almost the location of the largest cathedral in the US.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Haven for steampunks.

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

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

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

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

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.