Places NerdyIThinkSo Wants to Go

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

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

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

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

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.