New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Koontz Coffee Pot
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania
Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.
Tucson, Arizona
Garden of Gethsemane
Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.
Waco, Texas
Dr Pepper Museum
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Waco, Texas
Waco Mammoth Site
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Austin, Texas
Elisabet Ney Museum
Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.
San Diego, California
Unconditional Surrender
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Austin, Texas
Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata
DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
Austin, Texas
The Harry Ransom Center
The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.
Austin, Texas
Toy Joy
A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.
Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
San Marcos, Texas
'Nature of the Waters'
In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.
Austin, Texas
Museum of the Weird
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Austin, Texas
Susanna Dickinson Museum
A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.
