New York, New York
14th Street-Union Square Moving Platforms
The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
The Cyclone
A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.
Queens, New York
Pulaski Bridge
A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".
New York, New York
Citigroup Center Stilts
If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
New York, New York
Cherokee Apartments
This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.
New York, New York
Una Pizza Napoletana
One man’s obsessive, 30-plus-year quest is behind the pies at this spot on the Lower East Side.
Brooklyn, New York
West 8th Street - NY Aquarium Subway Station
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
Bronx, New York
Teitel Brothers
The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.
Nyack, New York
The Ghost of Nyack
Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.
Queens, New York
La Guardia's Art Deco Marine Air Terminal
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
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
Shinran Statue
Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
New Paltz, New York
Mohonk Testimonial Gateway
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
New York, New York
Economy Candy
Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
New York, New York
Ear Inn
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
New York, New York
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.
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
Sakagura
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
New York, New York
Pomander Walk
Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
New York, New York
Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
