New York, New York
The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Places I've been
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New York, New York
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Boston, Massachusetts
A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.
Rochester, New York
A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.
Rochester, New York
The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.
Seneca Falls, New York
What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.
Seneca Falls, New York
A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Seneca Falls, New York
This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.
Auburn, New York
Opened in 1947, this is the oldest continuously-operating drive-in theater in New York.
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
Syracuse, New York
This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Syracuse, New York
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
Boiceville, New York
Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Kingston, New York
Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.
Baltimore, Maryland
This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.
Washington, D.C.
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
Montevallo, Alabama
Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.
Huntsville, Alabama
A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.