Athens, Greece
The Athens Polytechnic Monument
A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Queens, New York
Neponsit Health Care Center
This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.
Nelson, Nevada
Techatticup Mine
This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.
New York, New York
MoMath - The Museum of Mathematics
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
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Queens, New York
5 Pointz
A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
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New York, New York
Carsten Höller Slide
Three-story slide through the New Museum.
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New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
Titanic Memorial
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
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
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
