New York, New York
The Cartoon Wall at Overlook
In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Queens, New York
Bayside Cemetery
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.
Queens, New York
The Birthplace of Scrabble
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
New York, New York
Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library
A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.
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.
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.
Brooklyn, New York
Wyckoff Street Mosaic
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Brooklyn, New York
Deno's Wonder Wheel
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Brooklyn, New York
Gowanus Batcave
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
Brooklyn, New York
City Reliquary
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
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.
New York, New York
Nicholas Roerich Museum
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
Staten Island, New York
Nonnas of the World
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Foucault Pendulum at the Franklin Institute
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia City Hall
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Giant Ants
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fort Mifflin
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Maillardet's Automaton
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
