Queens, New York
Troma Entertainment Inc.
The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.
Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Ball Fields Food Vendors
This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.
Brooklyn, New York
Pioneer Works
An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.
Brooklyn, New York
David's Brisket House
A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
Silent Barn
A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.
Brooklyn, New York
Gowanus Batcave
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
Brooklyn, New York
City Reliquary
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
Brooklyn, New York
Columbia Street Waterfront District Sculpture Garden
This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.
Brooklyn, New York
Wyckoff Street Mosaic
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
New York, New York
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
New York, New York
The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
New York, New York
Streecha
A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
New York, New York
Rudolph de Harak Digital Clock
The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.
Rome, Italy
Piè di Marmo (Marble Foot)
A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.
Rome, Italy
The Flying Donkey
Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.
Rome, Italy
Trevi Waterfall
A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
Rome, Italy
Palazzo Naiadi Roman Baths
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
Mausoleum of Augustus
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Cinecittà
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
