Places spookyshores Wants to Go

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

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

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The Pickle Guys stand as a salt-stained holdout of the Lower East Side’s historic pushcart culture.

Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.