Brooklyn, New York
Newtown Creek Nature Walk
Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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
Merchant's House Museum
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B
Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
Queens, New York
Fort Tilden
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
New York, New York
Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
New York, New York
Cafe at the Swedish Church of New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
New York, New York
Catacombs of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral
Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
New York, New York
Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
New York, New York
Irish Hunger Memorial
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
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.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
New York, New York
Shopsin's
Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
Bronx, New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Museum
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
New York, New York
The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
New York, New York
New York Society Library
New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.
New York, New York
The Grolier Club
The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
Brooklyn, New York
Wonderville
An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.
