Places scrufjz1 Wants to Go

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.

This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

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

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.