New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
Permanently Closed
Modena, Italy
Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities
David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Mellieħa, Malta
Popeye Village
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Gibellina Vecchia, Italy
Cretto di Burri
Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.
Realmonte, Italy
Scala dei Turchi
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
New York, New York
The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
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
300 West 38th Street
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Rose Hill Historic House
The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
New York, New York
Private Passage
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
Paris, France
Musee de la Magie
A museum of magic with a Sadist past.
Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
London, England
Darwin Centre Spirit Collection
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
