Brooklyn, New York
Pioneer Works
An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Bushwick City Farms
Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.
Brooklyn, New York
The Old Headquarters of Murder, Inc.
This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.
Brooklyn, New York
Vinegar Hill
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Sunshine Laundromat
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
Brooklyn, New York
Wyckoff Street Mosaic
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Brooklyn, New York
Gowanus Batcave
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
New York, New York
Number One, Broadway
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
New York, New York
The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
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
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Radio City Music Hall's Secret Apartment
Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
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
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.
New York, New York
Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
