Places Schiffty5 Wants to Go

New York's oldest magic store.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

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

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.