Places phildzielski Wants to Go

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

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

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Haven for steampunks.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.