Places synesthesiac Wants to Go

Here be dragons.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.