Places TrixieKirch Wants to Go

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

The C. A. Nothnagle Log House stands as the oldest surviving log cabin in the United States, offering a remarkable glimpse into America's colonial past.

Collection of scores of race cars from the 1900s to recent lovingly maintained and displayed.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

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The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.