New York, New York
Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Merchant's House Museum
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Brooklyn, New York
New York Transit Museum
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
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Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
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'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
The White Horse Tavern
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
Shopsin's
Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Troll Museum
Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.
New York, New York
284 Broome Street
The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.
New York, New York
Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum
Set sail on a small scale.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
Irish Hunger Memorial
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
