Fayetteville, West Virginia
Kaymoor Mines
An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Cathedral Café
Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Huntersville, North Carolina
Carolina Raptor Center
From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.
Key Biscayne, Florida
Stiltsville
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Miami, Florida
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Permanently Closed
Key Biscayne, Florida
Miami Marine Stadium
An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.
New York, New York
Girl Puzzle Monument
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
Brooklyn, New York
New York Transit Museum
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
New York, New York
U Thant Island
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
New York, New York
Wild Bird Fund
New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.
New York, New York
The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
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
Keith Haring’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ Bathroom Mural
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
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.
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
St. Augustine, Florida
Castillo de San Marcos
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Gaffney, South Carolina
Gaffney Peachoid
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
York, South Carolina
Colonial Iron Mine
During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Historic Occaneechee Speedway
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
