Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Galbraith Gap
Hikers, bikers and nature lovers appreciate this gateway to nature.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
The Location of Paul's Boutique
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Armstrong Tunnel
This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum
Step back in time here, as the old world and new world meet.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duquesne Brewery Clock
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Belt System
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
James Farley Post Office Museum
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Escape Hatch
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
New York, New York
National Debt Clock
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
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
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
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
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
New York, New York
Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
New York, New York
Sambar and Wild Dog Diorama
This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.
New York, New York
Scavenger Taxidermy Diorama
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
New York, New York
African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
New York, New York
Asiatic Leopard Diorama
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
