New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Queens, New York
Steinway Piano Factory
Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.
Windham, Connecticut
Thread City Crossing Bridge
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Goodspeed Opera House
This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.
Waterbury, Connecticut
Holy Land USA
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
New York, New York
Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
New York, New York
Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
New York, New York
Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
Hare Krishna Tree
One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway
Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.
New York, New York
The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
New York, New York
P.S. 186
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti
A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
Hamilton Grange
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
New York, New York
Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
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
Museum at Eldridge Street
America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.
Staten Island, New York
Fresh Kills Landfill
One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.
Staten Island, New York
Tugboat Graveyard
Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Salisbury, Connecticut
South Slope of Mount Frissell
The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.
