Places nlockyer8544 Wants to Go

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

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

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.