Places texbenedict Wants to Go

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

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

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.

Decommissioned NYC subway cars are dumped into the ocean to create this underwater wildlife habitat.

This New York florist also sells traditional tofu pudding.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

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

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.

A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.