New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.
Queens, New York
Panorama of the City of New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
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
Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Brooklyn, New York
House of Yes
A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Holographic Studios Inc.
The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.
Brooklyn, New York
House of Wax
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
New York, New York
High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
New York, New York
Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Brooklyn, New York
Le Boudoir
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
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.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
