New York, New York
P.S. 186
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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El Sabroso
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
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Albertine
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
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Graffiti Hall of Fame
For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."
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George Glazer Gallery
Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.
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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
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High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
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New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
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The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
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Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
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Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
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Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
West Hills, New York
Jayne's Hill
The poet Walt Whitman was a frequent visitor to this spot, the highest on Long Island.
Huntington Station, New York
Walt Whitman's Birthplace
The famed poet was born in 1819 in a farmhouse built by his father.
Ridge, New York
Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Yaphank, New York
Yaphank Garage
A restored Shell gas station from 1937 that includes a tow truck, the original gas pumps, and the original office.
St. Louis, Missouri
1904 World's Fair Flight Cage
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
St. Louis, Missouri
World's Largest Amoco Sign
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
University City, Missouri
St. Louis Walk of Fame
A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.
University City, Missouri
Fish on a Bicycle
University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.
Elsah, Illinois
The Mistake House
First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
Defiance, Missouri
Defiance Roadhouse
Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?
