Brooklyn, New York
Monsignor McGolrick Park
Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Old Trolley Cars
Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.
Brooklyn, New York
Atlantic Avenue Tunnel
In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
Brooklyn, New York
New York Transit Museum
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
Nye County, Nevada
Atomic Survival Town
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Palomar Mountain, California
Palomar Observatory
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
Bronx, New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
New York, New York
The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
Amboy, California
Amboy Ghost Town
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
SkyPark at Santa's Village
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Julian, California
Eagle and High Peak Mine
Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
Descanso Gardens
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
Queens, New York
Steinway Piano Factory
Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.
Montreal, Québec
Notre Dame Basilica
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Lancaster, California
Civic Musical Road
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Los Angeles, California
Linda Vista Hospital
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
Los Angeles, California
Old Trapper's Lodge Statues
A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.
Culver City, California
Center for Land Use Interpretation
A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.
Los Angeles, California
The Museum of Death
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Los Angeles, California
Autry National Center
Wild West history in Hollywood style.
