New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Central Park Boathouse
With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.
New York, New York
Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
Brooklyn, New York
Smith-9 Street Station
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
Brooklyn, New York
The Coignet Stone Company Building
New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.
Brooklyn, New York
Wonderville
An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.
Brooklyn, New York
Spectacle Theater
A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.
Brooklyn, New York
St. Anthony
Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.
New York, New York
The 'Goodnight Moon' House (Cobble Court)
Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.
New York, New York
Citigroup Center Stilts
If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.
Athens, Greece
The Athenian Agora
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
Theatre of Dionysus
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Anacapri, Italy
Villa San Michele
The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.
Brooklyn, New York
Turk's Inn
A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
Meserole Theatre
Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Goddard Mansion
Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oudemanhuispoort
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Naples, Italy
San Gennaro Mural
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
Naples, Italy
Via dei Presepi
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
