Places sonnenlanze Wants to Go

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

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

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.