Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Beijing, China
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Beijing, China
The Fox Tower at Dongbianmen
This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
New York, New York
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
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 High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Katyń Massacre Memorial
This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Black Tom Explosion Memorial
A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.
