Queens, New York
Ridgewood Reservoir
This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.
New York, New York
‘Crack Is Wack’
In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.
New York, New York
Caffe Reggio
Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Pinball Museum
This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.
Asheville, North Carolina
Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Asheville
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
New York, New York
Holiday Nostalgia Train
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
New York, New York
MoMath - The Museum of Mathematics
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
New York, New York
Girl Puzzle Monument
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
Queens, New York
Nepali Bhanchha Ghar
Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.
New York, New York
Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
New York, New York
Jacques Derrida's Favorite Banana Bread
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
Craftsbury, Vermont
Witch Windows
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
Danville, Vermont
The Forgotten Village at Greenbank's Hollow
Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.
Glover, Vermont
The Museum of Everyday Life
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
Stowe, Vermont
Mount Mansfield
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Glover, Vermont
Bread and Puppet Museum and Theater
Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Dog Chapel
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
Concord, Massachusetts
Old North Bridge
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Staten Island, New York
Alice Austen House
The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.
Staten Island, New York
Remains of Fort Wadsworth
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Isle of Safety
The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.
