Places NiftyChick Wants to Go

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

Famed activist Hellen Keller was involved in the operation and administration of this vacation home for blind women starting in the early 20th century.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

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

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.