New York, New York
Hamilton Grange
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Bronx, New York
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
New York, New York
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.
Atchison, Kansas
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Auckland, New Zealand
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Wellington, New Zealand
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Te Anau, New Zealand
Small lakes provide outstanding reflective views of the Earl Mountains
Marshall Islands
The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
Howland Island
The ruins of a lighthouse on the island Amelia Earhart never reached.
Kaumakani, Hawaii
A Japanese pilot crash-landed on this Hawaiian island after the Pearl Harbor attack and terrorized locals for a week.
Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Waianae, Hawaii
This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.