New York, New York
Marie's Crisis
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
New York, New York
Death Avenue Plaque
Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.
West Hollywood, California
Barney’s Beanery
A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.
New York, New York
U.N. Delegates Dining Room
You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
New York, New York
The New York New Church
Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.
Dallas, Texas
LBJ Presidential Marker
The unique location where the former president was rapidly sworn in.
Dallas, Texas
Half Price Books Flagship Store
A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
Dallas, Texas
Thanks-Giving Square
A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.
Dallas, Texas
'Eye' Sculpture
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
Inverkeithing Parish Church
This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.
New York, New York
Saint Vartan Armenian Cathedral
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
New York, New York
U Thant Island
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
Brooklyn, New York
India Street Pier
The return of something once considered a basic part of life.
Brooklyn, New York
Astral Apartments
Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.
Brooklyn, New York
Site of the Great Greenpoint Sewer Explosion
If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.
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
New York Produce Exchange Property Marker
A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.
New York, New York
The Standard Oil Building
This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
New York, New York
Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
