TRINITY CHURCH CEMETERY

89 Broadway (@ Wall Street) N.Y.C.

SUBWAYS:

to the Wall Street station.

to the Rector Street station.

Note of Interest:

A wonderfully historic set of headstones ranging from Revolutionary War heroes to the Astor Family. The latest addition to the landmark cemetery is none other than actor Jerry Orbach of Law & Order fame.

CYPRESS HILLS CEMETERY

833 Jamaica Ave (@ Crescent Street) Ridgewood, BKLYN

SUBWAYS:

to the Cypress Hills station.

Note of Interest:

A large cemetery that straddles the Queens/Brooklyn line that is the final resting place of actress/diva Mae West.

At the adjacent Machpelah Jewish Cemetery you will also find the impressive tomb of famous Magician Harry Houdini. To this day the Society of American Magicians holds its annual "Broken Wand" ceremony at the gravesite on the anniversary of Houdini's death...every October 31st!

MANHATTAN BISTRO

129 Spring Street (btw. Wooster & Greene Sts.) N.Y.C.

SUBWAYS:

to the Spring Street station.

to the Prince Street station.

Note of Interest:

This small restaurant is rumored to be haunted by the spirit of a certain Elma Sands who was murdered in 1799 and thrown into a well which is now located in the restaurant's basement. Can anyone say: Ringu (The Ring)?

TIMES SQUARE

Broadway (Btw. 42nd & 47th Sts. ) N.Y.C.

SUBWAYS:

to the 42nd St./Times Square station.

Note of Interest:

Most of you would never even think of stepping foot in a place concentrated with so many mundane Day Crawlers...and you are right! However, if you spend just five minutes here, and swim within the myriad of mainstream commercialism run amok, all of your inner Gothy-ness will be recharged like being hit by a huge bolt of lightning!!!

THE OLD & NEW CALVARY CEMETERY

49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd., Woodside, QNS (Official Address)

SUBWAYS:

to the 52nd St/Roosevelt Ave. station., walk South one block past Queens Blvd. (Careful! A very deadly Blvd.!!!)

Note of Interest:

One of the biggest and oldest cemetery in the U.S., it spans over two main areas. The Old Calvary Cemetery (to the west) has, understandably, the more ornate gravestones and tombs, but it is more difficult to get to without a car (please use map on the left for reference). Buried here are Mobsters, Politicians, Military Heroes, Entertainers, and the average New Yorker corpse.

BELVEDERE CASTLE IN CENTRAL PARK

By the 79th Street Traverse Rd., Mid Park

SUBWAYS:

to the 81st St./Museum of Natural History station.

Note of Interest:

A perfect place for photos!!! Find neat 'nooks and crannies' of medieval and gothic architecture all about...and don't miss the ornate bronze Cockatrice Transom over the main front door. Inside the castle there is...well...we'll leave that as a surprise.

CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE IN CENTRAL PARK

By Central Park Drive East, directly behind the MET Museum

SUBWAYS:

to the 81st St./Museum of Natural History station.

Note of Interest:

If you look at the satellite view on the left, it's that pointy thing right in the middle. One of three red granite obelisks (the other two are in Paris and London) that are misnamed since they have little, if no, connection to Queen Cleopatra. They are, however genuine Egyptian obelisks dating back to around 1450 B.C. and hailing from the Egyptian City of Heliopolis and are inscribed with hieroglyphics.

ST. MARK'S PLACE

Technically: 8th Street between 3rd Ave. & Avenue A

SUBWAYS:

to the 8th Street/New York University station.

to the Astor Place station.

Note of Interest:

Considered the last bastion of the Village of days long ago, this stretch of street has scores of shops that caters to those of a more "creative" lifestyle! No Bloomingdale's or Macy's here...

although, there is a small surge in smoothie stores popping up. Hmmm....  PLUS: Find Trash & Vaudeville here!

THE CLOISTERS

Fort Tryon Park @ the Northern tip of Manhattan

SUBWAYS:

to the Dyckman Street station.

Note of Interest:

Located all the way uptown, the Cloisters is actually a branch of the Metropolitan Museum and contains about 5,000 works of art and architecture from the European Medieval period. Since the location is so far North, it is the city's most overlooked museum attraction...but one of the most pristine and transporting! You'll feel as though you've stepped back in time to the 14th Century...if you're into that sort of thing.