Places tjhoek Wants to Go

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

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

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.