Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philbert the Pig
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
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
Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Escape Hatch
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Vanderbilt Tennis Club
The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.
New York, New York
Graybar Rats
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
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
Indian Rhinoceros Diorama
An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.
Tucson, Arizona
Mission Garden
A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.
New York, New York
Padre Pio Shrine
Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.
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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New York, New York
James Farley Post Office Museum
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
New York, New York
New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
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New York, New York
West Side Cow Tunnels
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
New York, New York
Nero Wolfe's Brownstone
The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
New York, New York
The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
New Paltz, New York
Huguenot Street
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Kerhonkson, New York
Gnome Chomsky
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Kingston, New York
Four Corners
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
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Kingston, New York
The Dollhouse
An abandoned dollhouse factory.
New York, New York
Keith Haring’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ Bathroom Mural
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
