New York, New York
Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
New York, New York
A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.
New York, New York
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
Brooklyn, New York
For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.
New York, New York
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
Nyack, New York
Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.
West Nyack, New York
A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.
Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
Queens, New York
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Amman, Jordan
This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.
Vienna, Austria
In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.
New York, New York
Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
Yonkers, New York
A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.
Bronx, New York
Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.
Budapest, Hungary
A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Paris, France
This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Jarash, Jordan
The 20th-century archaeologist was interred among the ruins of an ancient Roman city.
Jerash, Jordan
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.