Woodbridge, Virginia
Nash Family Cemetery
The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
World's Largest Beaver Dam
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Groton, Massachusetts
Bancroft Castle
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Leominster, Massachusetts
Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House
This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Hillside Cemetery
This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Harmonic Bridge
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Natural Bridge State Park
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
Brooklyn, New York
Vinegar Hill
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Queens, New York
Fort Tilden
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
New York, New York
Septuagesimo Uno
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
Brooklyn, New York
Bellocq Tea
A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
New York, New York
The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
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.
New York, New York
The Sisyphus Stones
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
New York, New York
The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
New York, New York
The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
New York, New York
Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
Bronx, New York
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
New York, New York
Private Passage
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
New York, New York
Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
Bronx, New York
Hart Island
The loneliest island in New York.
