New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
Central Park Boathouse
With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.
New York, New York
Una Pizza Napoletana
One man’s obsessive, 30-plus-year quest is behind the pies at this spot on the Lower East Side.
New York, New York
Hwa Yuan Szechuan
Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.
New York, New York
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.
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 Cartoon Wall at Overlook
In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.
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.
New York, New York
Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
New York, New York
Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
Los Angeles, California
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."
Los Angeles, California
The Pasadena Veloway
A Bicycle Path in the Sky.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.
Los Angeles, California
The Last Bookstore
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Los Angeles, California
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Portland, Oregon
Leach Botanical Garden
A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.
