New York, New York
The Remnants of Tin Pan Alley
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
James Farley Post Office Museum
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
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
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
Queens, New York
Panorama of the City of New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
New York, New York
The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
New York, New York
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.
Key West, Florida
The Conch Republic
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Key West, Florida
Truman's Little White House
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The De Anza Motor Lodge
A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.
Division No. 9, Subd. A, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Tablelands
This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.
Winslow, Arizona
Jack Rabbit Trading Post
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Howes Cave, New York
Howe Caverns
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
New York, New York
The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
Dildo, Newfoundland
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Charleston, South Carolina
Unitarian Church Cemetery
Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.
