Jersey City, New Jersey
The Colgate Clock
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
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Jersey City, New Jersey
The Katyń Massacre Memorial
This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Infinity Climber
A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.
Bridgewater, New Jersey
The Spot Where WWI Ended
American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Waterloo Village
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.
Far Hills, New Jersey
United States Golf Association Museum
Home of the golf club used by Alan Shepard on the moon, and more artifacts from the sport's history.
Chester, New Jersey
Cooper's Mill
A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.
Morristown, New Jersey
Morris Museum
A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.
New York, New York
The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Birthplace of Baseball Monument
A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Sybil's Cave
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
New York, New York
The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
New York, New York
300 West 38th Street
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
New York, New York
Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
New York, New York
The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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.
New York, New York
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
