Rome, Italy
The Mouth of Truth
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Places I've been
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Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Lucca, Italy
This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Princeton, New Jersey
The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
New York, New York
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.