New York, New York
The Lightship Frying Pan
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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
Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Permanently Closed
Queens, New York
RMS Titanic Memorial
Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Billy's Antiques and Props
A veritable variety of odds and ends.
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.
Portland, Oregon
Vaux's Swifts at Chapman School
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
The Vacuum Cleaner Museum
These machines have been collecting dust for decades.
