Sandy Creek, New York
Home of the Big Cheese
A marker commemorates a 1,400-pound wheel of cheese made to honor Andrew Jackson.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Fayetteville, New York
Matilda Joslyn Gage Grave
The radical suffragist left striking words on her tombstone.
Rochester, New York
The George Eastman Museum
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
Rochester, New York
The National Toy Hall of Fame
A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.
New York, New York
Libyan Desert Diorama
This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.
Richmond, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
New York, New York
The Actor's Temple
A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.
New York, New York
Aretha Franklin Subway Tributes
A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."
New York, New York
Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
New York, New York
Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
Poster House Museum
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
New York, New York
Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Central Filing Bar
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
Brooklyn, New York
Museum of Food and Drink
Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.
Brooklyn, New York
David's Brisket House
A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Clifton Hill
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Niagara Falls Floral Clock
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Howes Cave, New York
Howe Caverns
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
