Brooklyn, New York
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
New York, New York
The Sisyphus Stones
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
New York, New York
Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
New York, New York
The Morris-Jumel Mansion
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
New York, New York
Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
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
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."
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
