Brooklyn, New York
Sunny's Bar
Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
The Lehigh Barge and the Waterfront Museum Showboat Barge
Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.
Bronx, New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Grave
A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.
Bronx, New York
Carrie Chapman Catt's Grave
An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.
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.
Bronx, New York
Van Cortlandt Park Monoliths
Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.
Queens, New York
Hanmaum Zen Center of New York
A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.
Queens, New York
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.
Brooklyn, New York
Wyckoff Street Mosaic
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Brooklyn, New York
Museum of Food and Drink
Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Asticou Azalea Garden
East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.
Bar Harbor, Maine
Jordan Pond Popovers
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Verona Island, Maine
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
Portland, Maine
Abyssinian Meeting House
This once-forgotten African American cultural hub was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.
Portland, Maine
The Portland Observatory
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Portland, Maine
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Portland, Maine
Maine Lobsterman Statue
A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
New York, New York
Cathedral Peacock Hutch
A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
New York, New York
The Sisyphus Stones
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
New York, New York
Bennett Park
The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
New York, New York
Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini
The mummified relics of an American missionary.
New York, New York
Shorakkopoch Rock
A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
