Holmdel, New Jersey
Bell Laboratories Transistor Water Tower
This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
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Places I've been
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Robbinsville, New Jersey
Swaminarayan Akshardham USA
This Hindu temple in suburban New Jersey is the largest in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
Holmdel, New Jersey
Bell Labs Holmdel Complex
The real-life ‘Severance’ office building.
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Colgate Clock
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Wantage, New Jersey
High Point Monument
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park Casino and Carousel House
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Grounds for Sculpture
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Brooklyn, New York
Gas Street Lamps of Brooklyn Heights
The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.
New York, New York
National Debt Clock
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
New York, New York
Delmonico’s Restaurant
Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.
New York, New York
Balto Statue
This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
New York, New York
Nicholas Roerich Museum
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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.
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
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
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
