New York, New York
Camilo Egas Mural at the New School
After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.
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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
Okapi Taxidermy Diorama
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
New York, New York
Sambar and Wild Dog Diorama
This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.
New York, New York
African Elephants Diorama
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Orenda Spring Tufa
A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.
Woodstock, New York
Woodstock Artists Cemetery
Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.
New York, New York
Edward Mooney House
Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.
Keene Valley, New York
Mount Marcy
The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.
New York, New York
Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
Permanently Closed
Rome, New York
Erie Canal Village
A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.
Bethel, New York
Woodstock Site
The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.
New York, New York
The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
New York, New York
Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum
Set sail on a small scale.
Rochester, New York
Garbage Plates at Nick Tahou Hots
Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.
Lake George, New York
Bloody Pond
This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
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
Nathan Hale Hanging Site
A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Cooperstown, New York
Kingfisher Tower
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Lake George, New York
Magic Forest
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
New York, New York
New York Herald Monument
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.
Queens, New York
Troma Entertainment Inc.
The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.
Woodstock, New York
Woodstock School of Art Sculpture Garden
A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
