New York, New York
Girl Puzzle Monument
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Visitation Monastery
A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.
Brooklyn, New York
Grave of John Matthews: The Soda Fountain King
Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.
Brooklyn, New York
Captain America Statue
A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Brooklyn, New York
Martense Lane Rock
This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.
Brooklyn, New York
Morbid Anatomy Library & Giftshop
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Brooklyn, New York
'Jumping Jack' Power Plant
A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B
Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
New York, New York
Shopsin's
Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU
A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.
New York, New York
Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
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
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
New York, New York
77 Water Street
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
New York, New York
The Marine Grill Murals of the Hotel McAlpin
The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.
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 Press Room
Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
New York, New York
Charlotte Temple’s Grave
A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.
