San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Altos, California
The Apple Garage
The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.
San Francisco, California
Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room
A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.
Fukuoka, Japan
Site of Ganso Nagahama-ya
The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.
Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia Wishing Column
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
New York, New York
The Remnants of Tin Pan Alley
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
New York, New York
Mercury Theatre Plaque
Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
New York, New York
El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
New York, New York
300 West 38th Street
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
New York, New York
Ralph Kramden Statue
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
Biddeford, Maine
One Blue Sky Mural
A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.
New York, New York
George Glazer Gallery
Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.
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
Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
New York, New York
Hispanic Society Museum and Library
This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.
New York, New York
The Sisyphus Stones
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
New York, New York
United Palace Theatre
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
New York, New York
Nicholas Roerich Museum
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
New York, New York
Al Hirschfeld's Desk and Chair
From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.
New York, New York
Septuagesimo Uno
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
