Places sarahltait Wants to Go

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.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

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

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.

This memorial commemorates a defining 16th-century battle between English and Scottish forces.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.