Places zentropy Wants to Go

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.