Places strangersigh Wants to Go

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

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

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.