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Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
34.1610, -118.1675
San Francisco, California
Maltese Falcon Alleyway
Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.
37.7902, -122.4075
San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
37.8029, -122.4482
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
37.8267, -122.4230
Buffalo, New York
William McKinley Assassination Plaque
The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.
42.9390, -78.8738
Rochester, New York
Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
43.1532, -77.6280
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo City Hall
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
42.8866, -78.8792
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
40.7346, -73.9903
Buffalo, New York
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.
42.9291, -78.8802
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
40.7363, -73.9887
New York, New York
Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
40.6928, -74.0192
New York, New York
41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
40.7287, -73.9902
New York, New York
The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
40.7288, -73.9897
New York, New York
Museum of American Finance
Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?
40.7062, -74.0092
Rochester, New York
The George Eastman Museum
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
43.1529, -77.5800
Keeseville, New York
Ausable Chasm
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
44.5237, -73.4606
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Tesla Monument in New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
43.0820, -79.0712
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.
40.7563, -73.9864
Niagara Falls, New York
Love Canal Containment Zone
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
43.0834, -78.9489
New York, New York
Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
40.7068, -74.0109
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo Central Terminal
Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
42.8897, -78.8311
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
40.6687, -73.9647
New York, New York
Titanic Memorial
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
40.7076, -74.0037
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
40.7034, -74.0114
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