Brooklyn, New York
The Japanese-Style House of Prospect Park South
This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.
New York, New York
Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.
Providence, Rhode Island
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.
Providence, Rhode Island
The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.
Washington, D.C.
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
New York, New York
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
New York, New York
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
Brooklyn, New York
What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.
Brooklyn, New York
Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.
Brooklyn, New York
In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."
New Orleans, Louisiana
Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.