New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
New York, New York
Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
New York, New York
The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
New York, New York
The Jane Hotel
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Crystal Grottoes Caverns
Bizarre Cavern.
Oxford, England
Alice's Shop
The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.
Washington, D.C.
Walter Johnson Statue
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Islamorada, Florida
History of Diving Museum
A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.
Vienna, Austria
Hofjagd und Rüstkammer
A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.
Glasgow, Scotland
Temple Gasometers
These rusting, skeletal structures are monolithic monuments to Glasgow's industrial past
Key West, Florida
U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 Sign
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
London, England
Memorial to the Women of World War II
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
Athens, Greece
Divani Palace Acropolis Fortification Wall
A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.
Bristol, England
Bristol Museum Natural History Collection
It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.
Arlington, Virginia
Headstone-Eating Trees
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
