New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
London, England
Museum of Brands
Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
London, England
Polly at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
Twinings Tea Shop
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Permanently Closed
London, England
Pollock's Toy Museum
A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.
London, England
Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
The Old Curiosity Shop
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
Lock & Co.
Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
London, England
The Burlington Arcade Beadles
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre
An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai French Concession
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
Shanghai, China
Chinese Printed Blue Nankeen Exhibition Hall
A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Marriage Market
A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.
