Kings Park, New York
St. Johnland Cemetery
This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Chester A. Arthur Inauguration and Death House
The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.
New York, New York
Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
Bellerose, New York
Queens County Farm Museum
The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.
Albany, New York
World’s Largest Nipper Statue
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Oyster Bay, New York
Raynham Hall Museum
Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.
Brooklyn, New York
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
The Whaling Museum
Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.
New York, New York
Rucker Park
The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.
Wilmington, New York
Santa's Workshop
A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.
New York, New York
Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
Brooklyn, New York
Fort Defiance
The humble fort that saved Washington.
Queens, New York
Greaser on a Clock
A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.
Brooklyn, New York
West 8th Street - NY Aquarium Subway Station
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
New York, New York
Slocum Memorial Fountain
Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.
New York, New York
The Manhattan Eruv
This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.
Bridgehampton, New York
Dan Flavin Art Institute
A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo City Hall
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Penn Yan, New York
Largest Pancake Griddle In the World
This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Cooperstown, New York
The Cardiff Giant
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Syracuse, New York
Niagara Mohawk Building
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Boiceville, New York
Steve Heller's Fabulous Furniture (and Sculpture Garden)
Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.
New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
Bronx, New York
Bartow-Pell Mansion
This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.
