Chicago, Illinois
Damen Silos
These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Times Square Station Fake Tiles
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
New York, New York
Dyckman Farmhouse
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
Boston, Massachusetts
Exchange Place Staircase to Nowhere
The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cathedral of Learning
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
New York, New York
The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
New York Marble Cemetery
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
New York, New York
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks
Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
New York, New York
The Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
New York, New York
Albertine
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
New York, New York
Venetian Room
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Temple
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
Haymarket Square
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Tender Buttons
This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.
New York, New York
Bluestockings Bookstore
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
