Brooklyn, New York
Yankee Ferry
A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Grain Terminal
The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Play Center
Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Ball Fields Food Vendors
This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.
Brooklyn, New York
Smith-9 Street Station
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
First Maryland Regiment Mass Grave
The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.
Brooklyn, New York
Morbid Anatomy Library & Giftshop
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Brooklyn, New York
Gowanus Batcave
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
Brooklyn, New York
The Coignet Stone Company Building
New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.
Brooklyn, New York
Washington Park Wall
The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.
Brooklyn, New York
The Leaning Brownstone
This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Brooklyn, New York
Gravesend
Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
West 8th Street - NY Aquarium Subway Station
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
Brooklyn, New York
Childs Restaurant Building
The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.
Brooklyn, New York
Captain America Statue
A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.
New York, New York
Private Passage
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
New York, New York
Silver Towers Playground
This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.
New York, New York
William J. Syms Operating Theatre
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
New York, New York
U Thant Island
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
New York, New York
Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
New York, New York
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
New York, New York
Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
New York, New York
The Cross at Ground Zero
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
