Dallas, Texas
LBJ Presidential Marker
The unique location where the former president was rapidly sworn in.
Places Mark H Wants to Go
557
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Irving, Texas
Momo Spot
Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
U.N. Delegates Dining Room
You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
New York, New York
Jacques Derrida's Favorite Banana Bread
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
New York, New York
The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
New York, New York
Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital
Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.
Brooklyn, New York
Wyckoff Street Mosaic
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
New York, New York
Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
Brooklyn, New York
New York Transit Museum
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
The Standard Oil Building
This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of American Finance
Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
New York, New York
Skyscraper Museum
An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.
Progreso, Mexico
Puerto de Altura (Progreso Pier)
It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.
