Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
New York, New York
Water Tower
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
Brooklyn, New York
Bay Ridge Gingerbread House
On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.
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 Double Check Businessman
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
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.
Queens, New York
La Guardia's Art Deco Marine Air Terminal
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
New York, New York
Economy Candy
Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
New York, New York
The Cross at Ground Zero
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
Brooklyn, New York
Gage & Tollner
Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.
New York, New York
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
Bronx, New York
Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
New York, New York
Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
Queens, New York
The Golden Shopping Mall
An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.
New York, New York
Toloache
Discover the taste of mold.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Museum at Eldridge Street
America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Hyde Park, New York
The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
San Diego, California
Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
