New York, New York
Cafe at the Swedish Church of New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
The Actor's Temple
A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.
Albany, New York
The First Shaker Village
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
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
Rose Hill Historic House
The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
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
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
New York, New York
Keen's Steakhouse
Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
New York, New York
The Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
Providence, Rhode Island
H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave
Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.
New York, New York
The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
New York, New York
Shinran Statue
Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Play Center
Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
Brooklyn, New York
Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
A community theatre in Brooklyn that brings Country to New York and New York to Country.
Brooklyn, New York
Smith-9 Street Station
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Queens, New York
Knockdown Center
How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.
Queens, New York
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House
The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Colgate Clock
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Fairmount Apartments
Known as the "Grand Lady of Jersey City,” the city's first racially-integrated hotel was owned by a preacher who was, depending on who you ask, a cult leader, civil rights pioneer, or the manifestation of God.
