San Antonio, Texas
Educación
A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Antonio, Texas
Fiesta Tower
Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.
San Antonio, Texas
The Picasso Benches
Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.
San Antonio, Texas
Miraflores
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
San Antonio, Texas
Largest Virgin Mary Mosaic in the World
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
Permanently Closed
San Antonio, Texas
Classmates
What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."
San Antonio, Texas
Cinnamon Kandy the Circus Elephant
For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
Portland Cement Plant Ruins
A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Line in the Sand
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Cat Graves
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
San Antonio, Texas
Rosita's Bridge
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Japanese Tea Garden
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
San Antonio, Texas
World's Largest Cowboy Boots
These boots are made for selfies.
Charleston, West Virginia
Mortar Man
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
New York, New York
The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
New York, New York
Greenwich Locksmith
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Queens, New York
'The Ramp'
Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.
Queens, New York
The Golden Shopping Mall
An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.
Queens, New York
The Ganesh Temple of Queens
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
