Places Pengwn Wants to Go

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.