Bronx, New York
William Spain Seismic Observatory
An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Mercury Theatre Plaque
Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
New York, New York
Zaragoza Mexican Deli and Grocery
Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.
New York, New York
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
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.
New York, New York
U.N. Delegates Dining Room
You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
New York, New York
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks
Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.
Brooklyn, New York
Spritz Cookie Gravestone
This recipe is set in stone.
Queens, New York
Geographic Center of New York City
This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.
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Bluestockings Bookstore
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
New York, New York
The Cross at Ground Zero
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Taxidermy
At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.
Brooklyn, New York
Do the Right Thing Way
Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.
New York, New York
Survivor Tree
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
Brooklyn, New York
Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.
New York, New York
Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
Brooklyn, New York
Reanimation Library
Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.
Brooklyn, New York
The Remains of Abraham & Straus Department Store
The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.
New York, New York
REI's Wall of Litho Stones
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
Queens, New York
The Birthplace of Scrabble
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Creek
Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
Brooklyn, New York
Lesbian Herstory Archives
The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.
New York, New York
Modern Love Club
This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.
New York, New York
300 West 38th Street
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
