Places Wansmaak Wants to Go

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

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

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

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

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

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

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

Various sculptures are a rotating exhibit in this small town.

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

In this German city center, the streets have no names.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.