Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Tea Kettle
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Saint Vartan Armenian Cathedral
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
New York, New York
Henry Bliss Plaque
A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.
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
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
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
Cherokee Apartments
This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.
Queens, New York
Louis Armstrong House
The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.
Queens, New York
Valencia Movie House
The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.
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
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 Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
New York, New York
The Burns Archive
A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.
Brooklyn, New York
Torah Animal World
Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.
New York, New York
Radio City Music Hall's Secret Apartment
Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Times They Are A-Changin'
This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hahn/Cock
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sculpture Clock
This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Art Shanties at Lake Harriet
Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mary Tyler Moore Statue
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Stone Arch Bridge
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mill City Museum and site of "The Great Mill Disaster"
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Spoonbridge and Cherry
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
