New York, New York
The Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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.
New York, New York
The Wertheim Study
This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Berkeley, California
Thornburg Village
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Berkeley, California
UC Berkeley's Nobel Laureate Parking Spaces
The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.
Berkeley, California
Berkeley Car House
A celebration of once forgotten materials.
Fresno, California
Forestiere Underground Gardens
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Pasadena, California
St. Andrew's Church Murals
The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.
San Francisco, California
Hoppers Hands
At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.
Bryce, Utah
Bryce Canyon
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
New York, New York
The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
San Simeon, California
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
Morristown, New Jersey
Morris Museum
A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.
Baker, Nevada
Lehman Caves
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Baker, Nevada
The Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Martinez, California
John Muir's Giant Sequoia
A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.
San Diego, California
Hotel del Coronado
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Inch Abbey
A medieval abbey featured on 'Game of Thrones' that dates back to the 12th century.
Moab, Utah
Landscape Arch
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
New York, New York
Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
Antwerp, Belgium
Hand of Druon Antigoon
The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.
