Boston, Massachusetts
Make Way for Ducklings Statue
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Indian Rhinoceros Diorama
An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.
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New York, New York
Gulliver's Gate
A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Theatre Fire Memorial
A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.
New York, New York
The Manhattan Eruv
This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.
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New York, New York
NYC Barber Museum
This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.
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
Nicholas Roerich Museum
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
New York, New York
Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
New York, New York
The Location of Paul's Boutique
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
New York, New York
The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
New York, New York
The Morris-Jumel Mansion
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
New York, New York
The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
New York, New York
Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
New York, New York
Tannen's Magic Shop
New York's oldest magic store.
New York, New York
Death Avenue Plaque
Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.
New York, New York
Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
Brooklyn, New York
The Coignet Stone Company Building
New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.
Brooklyn, New York
Washington Park Wall
The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.
Brooklyn, New York
Interference Archive
Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.
Brooklyn, New York
Minerva Monument
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Brooklyn, New York
McGovern Weir Greenhouse
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
