New York, New York
Cherokee Apartments
This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
MoMath - The Museum of Mathematics
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
Brooklyn, New York
Bushwick Inlet
Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
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
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Brooklyn, New York
Studebaker Building
This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
Precious Metal
A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.
Brooklyn, New York
Bushwick Schoolhouse
An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.
Brooklyn, New York
Harry Nilsson's Childhood Home
The childhood home of one of America's greatest unsung troubadours still stands in a much changed Brooklyn neighborhood.
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.
Anchorage, Alaska
Turnagain Arm Bore Tide
During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.
New York, New York
Onieals Grand Street Bar
A prohibition era watering hole for the police.
Brooklyn, New York
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
New York, New York
Graybar Rats
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Rochester, New York
ARTISANworks
The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.
New York, New York
Queensboro Trolley Kiosk
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
New York, New York
The Ziegfeld Head
The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
New York, New York
Bemelmans Bar
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
New York, New York
Holiday Nostalgia Train
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
New York, New York
Second Avenue Subway Art
Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.
Brooklyn, New York
Mechanics and Traders Bank
Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.
