Places redchuck Wants to Go

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Once a Catholic mission, this small town tucked between the ocean and the mountains is now a magical spot for art and history lovers.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

This down-home diner has been serving up comfort foods for over 100 years.

A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan was destroyed twice and reconstructed to near original condition.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.