Yanga, Mexico
'El Yanga'
A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Isle of Safety
The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.
Hartford, Connecticut
Statue of Rover
A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.
Hartford, Connecticut
Cathedral of St. Joseph
This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.
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Nye, Nevada
BREN Tower
Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.
Manila, Philippines
San Agustin Church
The first religious structure on the island of Luzon and a survivor of World War II.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Paramount Film Exchange
Once used to screen films for theater owners to rent, this historic building is now a start up hub.
Burlington, Vermont
Flying Monkey Sculptures
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
New York, New York
Titanic Memorial
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
New York, New York
‘Crack Is Wack’
In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.
New York, New York
Skyscraper Museum
An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.
New York, New York
The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
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Queens, New York
5 Pointz
A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.
Queens, New York
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.
Queens, New York
Smiling Hogshead Ranch
Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.
Queens, New York
Lhasa Fast Food
A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.
Queens, New York
The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad
A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.
Queens, New York
Calvary Cemetery
Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
Queens, New York
The Noguchi Museum
A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.
Queens, New York
The Welling Court Mural Project
A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.
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New York, New York
Game Boy that Survived a Bombing
Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
Permanently Closed
Queens, New York
Abandoned Redbird
A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
