New York, New York
The Players
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
Places marytreptow Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
The Sugar House Prison Window
An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.
New York, New York
The Forgotten Entrance to Clinton Hall
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
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.
Brooklyn, New York
City Reliquary
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
New York, New York
United Palace Theatre
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
Brooklyn, New York
Sunshine Laundromat
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
Bronx, New York
North Brother Island
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
New York, New York
Keith Haring’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ Bathroom Mural
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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.
New York, New York
The Ziegfeld Head
The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
New York, New York
The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
London, England
Cecil Court
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
Iceland
Laufskálavarða
Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sky Gate
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Queen Theater
The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Iolani Palace
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Shangri La
Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.
