New York, New York
Wall Street Palisade
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
The Former Offices of McKim, Mead and White
The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.
New York, New York
Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
New York, New York
The John Street Methodist Church
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
New York, New York
Delmonico’s Restaurant
Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.
New York, New York
The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Maxilla & Mandible
A Natural History and Science Emporium.
New York, New York
Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
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.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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.
Alexandria, Egypt
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.
Rome, Italy
Stumbling Stones of Rome
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria sopra Minerva Flood Markers
Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.
Rome, Italy
Orto Botanico di Roma
An oasis of beauty, tranquility and botanical research in the middle of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Casa di Lorenzo Manilio
A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.
Rome, Italy
Passetto del Biscione
This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.
Rome, Italy
The Sweating Cenotaph at the Archbasilica San Giovanni in Laterano
Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Santi Quattro Coronati
A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.
Rome, Italy
Cappella di San Zenone (Chapel of Saint Zeno)
Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.
Rome, Italy
Piè di Marmo (Marble Foot)
A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.
Rome, Italy
'Il Babuino' ('The Baboon')
Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.
Rome, Italy
Parish Church of Santa Maria del Popolo
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Rome, Italy
Fontana della Terrina
When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.
