Brooklyn, New York
Le Boudoir
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
New York, New York
Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU
A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.
New York, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.
New York, New York
The Former New Brighton Athletic Club
These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Savings Bank Subway Branch
Before online banking and smartphone apps, there was "commuter banking" in the subway in Downtown Brooklyn.
New York, New York
Bluestockings Bookstore
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Lost Diner
The saddest little diner in New York.
New York, New York
The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Billy's Antiques and Props
A veritable variety of odds and ends.
New York, New York
Cherry Street Gang Warfare
Gang fights don't just happen on the streets, they happen under them too.
New York, New York
The Manhattan Well Murder
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
New York, New York
New York City Fire Museum
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
New York, New York
Broken Kilometer
One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Baby Grand
The tiniest little stage in New York.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti
A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.
New York, New York
New York City Police Museum
Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.
New York, New York
New York Produce Exchange Property Marker
A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of American Finance
Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?
New York, New York
The John Street Methodist Church
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
New York, New York
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
New York, New York
Tunnel Number 3
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Grave of America's Unknown Child: Joseph Augustus Zarelli
A tragic mystery left this boy nameless for 65 years.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grave of Thomas Wiltberger Evans
The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.
