New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Brooklyn, New York
House of Wax
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
New York, New York
The White Horse Tavern
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
New York, New York
United Palace Theatre
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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
Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
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
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Erice, Italy
Phoenician Walls of Erice
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Venice, Italy
Monument to Niccolò Tommaseo
The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.
Lecce, Italy
Roman Amphitheater of Lecce
A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.
Palermo, Italy
Porta Nuova
This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.
Matera, Italy
Chiesa del Purgatorio
Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Ravenna, Italy
Basilica of San Vitale
This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.
Venice, Italy
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Lost Third Column
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
