Queens, New York
Socrates Sculpture Park
This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
Fire Island, New York
Fire Island Lighthouse
A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.
Amityville, New York
Amityville Horror House
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
New York, New York
The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
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
Edward Mooney House
Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.
New York, New York
Harry Jenning's Rat Pit of the Five Points
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
Stephen Wise Recreation Area
A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.
New York, New York
Pomander Walk
Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
Auburn, California
The Statues of Ken Fox
A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.
Grass Valley, California
Lyman Gilmore Middle School
A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.
Grass Valley, California
Old St. Patrick's Cemetery
Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.
Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley Museum
A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.
Grass Valley, California
Kidder Mansion Site
An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.
Nevada City, California
Old Stonehouse Brewery
A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.
Nevada City, California
Nevada Theatre
California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.
Nevada City, California
Firehouse No. 1 Museum
This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.
Nevada City, California
'Ladies of the Evening' Marker
Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.
Rough and Ready, California
Rough and Ready
The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.
Grass Valley, California
Mount Saint Mary's Academy
The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.
Grass Valley, California
Swan Levine House
Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.
