Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Wayne County Historical Society and Museum
Discover the crossroads of industrial innovation, Native American history, and local artistry.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Newport, Rhode Island
Jane Pickens Theater
Showing films since the silent era of the 1920s, it is now the last movie house in downtown Newport.
Brooklyn, New York
Gas Street Lamps of Brooklyn Heights
The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.
Asheville, North Carolina
North Carolina Arboretum
These tree-filled acres are also filled with history, hiking and a celebration of Appalachian crafts.
Boston, Massachusetts
‘Japanese Lantern’
This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.
Mérida, Spain
Puente Romano
A Roman bridge closed to car traffic in the 1990s now open to foot traffic.
Geneva, Switzerland
Pointe de la Jonction
Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
New York, New York
The Sisyphus Stones
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
New York, New York
High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
United Nations Delegates Lounge
What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
New York, New York
Slocum Memorial Fountain
Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.
New York, New York
Wall Street Palisade
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
New York, New York
Charlotte Temple’s Grave
A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Vintage Massimo Vignelli Subway Map
There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.
New York, New York
Water Tower
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
New York, New York
767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
New York, New York
Staple Street Skybridge
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
New York, New York
Wavertree
After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.
New York, New York
41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York
Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
