Brooklyn, New York
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.
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Brooklyn, New York
Manhattan Avenue Street End Park
Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.
New York, New York
Shorakkopoch Rock
A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
Brooklyn, New York
Endale Arch
This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.
Brooklyn, New York
Fort Defiance
The humble fort that saved Washington.
Brooklyn, New York
Bomelstein's Jewelers Clock
The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.
Queens, New York
Greaser on a Clock
A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.
Brooklyn, New York
West 8th Street - NY Aquarium Subway Station
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
New York, New York
Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
New York, New York
Slocum Memorial Fountain
Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.
New York, New York
Amiable Child Monument
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
Bronx, New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Grave
A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.
Brooklyn, New York
Abolitionist Place
This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.
Bronx, New York
Van Cortlandt Park Monoliths
Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.
New York, New York
Leopard Society Garb
Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Winery
Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.
New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
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
Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
New York, New York
New York Cancer Hospital
This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.
New York, New York
Israel Miller's 'Show Folks Shoe Shop' Building
Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.
New York, New York
Audubon Mural Project
Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
New York, New York
Queensboro Trolley Kiosk
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
New York, New York
Death Avenue Plaque
Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.
