New York, New York
Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
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.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Permanently Closed
Paris, France
Paris Padlocks of Love
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
Fountain of Innocents
A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.
Paris, France
Musée des Egouts (Paris Museum of Sewers)
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.
Paris, France
Shakespeare and Company
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
