New York, New York
Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
McGovern Weir Greenhouse
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
David's Brisket House
A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.
Bronx, New York
William Spain Seismic Observatory
An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.
New York, New York
The General Worth Monument
This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.
Bronx, New York
West 230th Step Street
The longest step street in the city.
Brooklyn, New York
Mary A. Whalen Oil Tanker
A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.
New York, New York
WTC Station 'E' Subway Entrance
A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
New York, New York
Antonín Dvořák's Home
The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.
New York, New York
Number One, Broadway
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
New York, New York
Cherokee Apartments
This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.
Brooklyn, New York
Canarsie Trolley Graveyard
Residents of this Brooklyn neighborhood may be unaware their houses sit atop a buried trolley graveyard.
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
Barkaloo Cemetery
Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.
New York, New York
New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
Queens, New York
The Noguchi Museum
A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.
Brooklyn, New York
Govinda's Vegetarian Lunch
Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.
New York, New York
Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
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
Bluestockings Bookstore
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.
Brooklyn, New York
Wyckoff Street Mosaic
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
New York, New York
The Morris-Jumel Mansion
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
New York, New York
Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU
A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.
