Places samfsm Wants to Go

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

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

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

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

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.