St. Louis, Missouri
Tower Grove Park Pavilions
The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
St. Louis, Missouri
Chuck Berry's House
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.
St. Louis, Missouri
Site of Sportsman's Park
This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.
St. Louis, Missouri
Compton Hill Water Tower
One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.
St. Louis, Missouri
Venice Cafe
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
St. Louis, Missouri
Crown Candy Kitchen
The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.
Permanently Closed
East St. Louis, Illinois
Gateway Geyser
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Mural Mile (Floodwall)
Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
St. Louis, Missouri
Burial Place of Chief Pontiac
A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
New York, New York
Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
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.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
77 Water Street
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
New York, New York
Rudolph de Harak Digital Clock
The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.
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
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
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
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.
New York, New York
Locomotive Lawn
This diesel train serviced the Brooklyn waterfront for more than three decades.
New York, New York
Private Passage
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
New York, New York
Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
