New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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.
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Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
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Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
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The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
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Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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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.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.
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Sidewalk Subway Map
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
Permanently Closed
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The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
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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.
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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.
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Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
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One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
London, England
The Tower of London Menagerie
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
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Mercury Theatre Plaque
Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
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The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
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Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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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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Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Ghost Ranch
Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.
Los Angeles, California
Soap Plant / Wacko
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
