New York, New York
Cathedral Peacock Hutch
A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
1919
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Shinran Statue
Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Collyer Brothers Park
Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
New York, New York
Bill's Place
This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
New York, New York
Audubon Mural Project
Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
New York, New York
Church of the Intercession
A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.
New York, New York
Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum
You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.
New York, New York
The Morris-Jumel Mansion
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
New York, New York
Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
New York, New York
Seaman-Drake Arch
Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.
New York, New York
Marble Hill
Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.
Bronx, New York
West 230th Step Street
The longest step street in the city.
New York, New York
Dyckman Farmhouse
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
New York, New York
Bennett Park
The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
Yonkers, New York
Saw Mill River Daylighting
A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.
Yonkers, New York
The Science Barge
Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.
Yonkers, New York
Lenoir Preserve
A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
Permanently Closed
Yonkers, New York
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
Yonkers, New York
Untermyer Park
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Irvington, New York
The Armour-Stiner Octagon House
This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
St. Cabrini Novitiate
This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.
