New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Amityville, New York
Amityville Horror House
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Hamilton Grange
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
New York, New York
Titanic Memorial
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
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
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
New York, New York
United Palace Theatre
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
Queens, New York
Houdini's Grave
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
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
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
Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
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 Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
REACH: New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
Orchard Park, New York
Eternal Flame Falls at Chestnut Ridge County Park
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
