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William Stowell tomb

Montpelier, Vermont

Green Mount Cemetery

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

Texas Falls

Hancock, Vermont

Texas Falls

An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.

Clarendon Gorge Bridge from north end

Shrewsbury, Vermont

Clarendon Gorge Bridge

A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.

Mr. Barbo's grave.

Manchester, Vermont

Grave of Mr. Barbo

An unexpected canine grave atop a mountain.

St. Cabrini Novitiate

Dobbs Ferry, New York

St. Cabrini Novitiate

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

The Widow Jane is a "room and pillar" mine.

Rosendale, New York

Widow Jane Mine

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

The Testimonial Gateway from the eastern approach

New Paltz, New York

Mohonk Testimonial Gateway

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

A cappuccino goes great with a slice of New York-style cheesecake.

New York, New York

Caffe Reggio

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Berlin Wall Section

New York, New York

Berlin Wall Section

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

The Cross at Ground Zero

New York, New York

The Cross at Ground Zero

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

New York, New York

WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Physical Graffiti Building

New York, New York

Physical Graffiti Building

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

Hare Krishna Tree in Tompkins Square Park main plaza

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.

Hebe the water-bearer atop the fountain

New York, New York

Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Slocum Memorial Fountain

New York, New York

Slocum Memorial Fountain

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery

New York, New York

Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

A sign commemorates Derrida's praise.

New York, New York

Jacques Derrida's Favorite Banana Bread

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

Death Avenue Plaque

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.

Private Passage

New York, New York

Private Passage

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

The bronze Hiroshima survivor in front of the New York Buddhist Church. (paranoidnotandroid/Flickr)

New York, New York

Shinran Statue

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

Shorakkopoch Rock.

New York, New York

Shorakkopoch Rock

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

Castle Williams

New York, New York

Castle Williams

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Governors Island

New York, New York

Governors Island

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The original Paul's Boutique album cover

New York, New York

The Location of Paul's Boutique

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

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