New York, New York
Al Hirschfeld's Desk and Chair
From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island AVAC System
On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.
New York, New York
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.
Brooklyn, New York
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.
New York, New York
Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
New York, New York
New York Produce Exchange Property Marker
A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.
New York, New York
William Lescaze Townhouse
New York City's first Modernist house.
Bronx, New York
Kool Herc's Block
This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.
New York, New York
7000 Oaks
Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.
Staten Island, New York
Fresh Kills Landfill
One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.
Brooklyn, New York
Bay Ridge Gingerbread House
On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.
New York, New York
Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
Brooklyn, New York
Site of Joe Gallo's 1950s Headquarters
The site where Joe Gallo kept his guns, pet lion, and launched an all out mob war in 1960s Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Site of 1928 gang shooting
Retribution for death of infamous mob boss Franie Yale was a case of mistaken identity.
Staten Island, New York
Alice Austen House
The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.
Brooklyn, New York
The Lehigh Barge and the Waterfront Museum Showboat Barge
Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.
New York, New York
Studio of Charles Ives
The studio of influential composer Charles Ives is perfectly reconstructed, hidden in the back of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
New York, New York
Number One, Broadway
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
Staten Island, New York
Conference House
During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.
Brooklyn, New York
Commandant's House
This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.
New York, New York
Stickball Hall of Fame
Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.
New York, New York
Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
Queens, New York
Greaser on a Clock
A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.
New York, New York
Rivers Cosmogram
A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.
