Places zkinkade1 Wants to Go

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

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.

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?