Bronx, New York
Bartow-Pell Mansion
This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Bronx, New York
Nano Billiards Cafe
A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.
New York, New York
New York Cancer Hospital
This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.
New York, New York
Hall of North American Mammals
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
New York, New York
Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
Brooklyn, New York
Weeksville Heritage Center
Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
Queens, New York
The Alley Pond Giant
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
Queens, New York
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House
The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
New York, New York
Death Avenue Plaque
Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.
Bronx, New York
Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.
Bronx, New York
Teitel Brothers
The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.
New York, New York
Rudolph de Harak Digital Clock
The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.
Bronx, New York
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St. Lucy's Church
Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.
New York, New York
The Mulberry Bend
During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.
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
The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
New York, New York
The Last Remnants of the Polo Grounds
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
New York, New York
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
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
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
Bronx, New York
Bronx Zoo 'Fountain of Youth'
Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.
New York, New York
The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
