Places Sareese Wants to Go

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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

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

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

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

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.