Places rikwilliams Wants to Go

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

A museum dedicated to telling lies in service of the truth.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

This recipe is set in stone.

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

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.