Queens, New York
Materials for the Arts
A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
The Golden Fire Hydrant
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
San Francisco, California
Lotta's Fountain
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
San Francisco, California
Admission Day Monument Octopuses
A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.
Falls Church, Virginia
'Pennies from Heaven'
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
New York, New York
The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
New York, New York
Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
Brooklyn, New York
'The Dinner Party'
This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Katyń Massacre Memorial
This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.
New York, New York
‘The Gilded Lady’
A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.
Washington, D.C.
Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields
Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.
New York, New York
The Double Check Businessman
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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
Poster House Museum
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
Queens, New York
The Birthplace of Scrabble
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
Queens, New York
Arepa Lady
Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.
Brooklyn, New York
Smith-9 Street Station
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Santa Rosa, California
Charles M. Schulz Museum
A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.
Santa Rosa, California
Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
San Francisco, California
Chamber of Secrets Door
This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.
San Francisco, California
Long Now Orrery
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
San Francisco, California
The Stern of the Brigantine Galilee
Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.
San Francisco, California
'World Sources of Food'
A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.
