Brooklyn, New York
Bellocq Tea
A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Smith-9 Street Station
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
Bushwick Inlet
Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.
New York, New York
Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
New York, New York
The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
New York, New York
Poster House Museum
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
Brooklyn, New York
Masstransiscope
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
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
Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
Brooklyn, New York
Gage & Tollner
Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.
New York, New York
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
Brooklyn, New York
Commandant's House
This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.
New York, New York
Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
New York, New York
Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
Kenka
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
New York, New York
41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York
The Narrowest Building in New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
New York, New York
Bluestockings Bookstore
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
New York, New York
Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
New York, New York
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
