Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

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

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.