Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

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

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

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.

This museum is dedicated to the little known ancient Roman history of Vienna.

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.

A history of heat is on display at this unique Austrian museum.

Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.