New York, New York
New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
New York, New York
Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
James Farley Post Office Museum
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
New York's Oldest Phone Number
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
Greenpoint Savings Bank
Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.
Brooklyn, New York
Bomelstein's Jewelers Clock
The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Monsignor McGolrick Park
Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.
Queens, New York
Pulaski Bridge
A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".
Brooklyn, New York
St. Anthony
Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.
Permanently Closed
Queens, New York
5 Pointz
A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.
Brooklyn, New York
Vinegar Hill
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Masstransiscope
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Lusby, Maryland
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Haystack Rock
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Edgartown, Massachusetts
‘Jaws’ Bridge
The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.
