Places Shawb1 Wants to Go

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

This hiking trail is scattered with the remains of a failed attempt to provide water to farmers in Dry Fork Canyon.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.