Places wummewenders Wants to Go

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

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

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

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

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

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

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate 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.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.