Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Grounds for Sculpture
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Asiatic Leopard Diorama
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
New York, New York
Gorilla Diorama
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
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Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
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African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
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African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
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Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
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Water Tower
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
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Survivor Tree
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
New York, New York
Staple Street Skybridge
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
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
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
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President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Permanently Closed
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Cordele, Georgia
Titan I Missile
A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.
Tomkins Cove, New York
Bear Mountain Walt Whitman Statue
The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.
Jersey City, New Jersey
White Mana Diner
This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.
