Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

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

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

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

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

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

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.