Places nickbrain1 Wants to Go

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

A competition inspired by Stephen King's psychological horror novel "The Long Walk."

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.