Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City Presidents
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Hotel Alex Johnson
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Denver, Colorado
‘Notre Denver’
A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Corbett, Oregon
Multnomah Falls
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
New York, New York
The Brill Building
Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.
New York, New York
Lichtenstein Subway Mural
A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.
New York, New York
Wall Street Palisade
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
New York, New York
Charlotte Temple’s Grave
A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.
Xian Shi, China
Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang
A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.
Queens, New York
5 de Mayo Food Market
Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.
Queens, New York
La Esquina del Camarón Mexicano
An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.
Queens, New York
Lhasa Fast Food
A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.
Queens, New York
Nepali Bhanchha Ghar
Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.
Queens, New York
Phil-Am Foods
Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.
Brooklyn, New York
Govinda's Vegetarian Lunch
Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.
Brooklyn, New York
Wonderville
An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.
New York, New York
Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
Become a prohibition rebel.
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Brooklyn, New York
The Bone Museum
This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.
New York, New York
Secret Apartment in the Fort Washington Library
This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.
New York, New York
Onieals Grand Street Bar
A prohibition era watering hole for the police.
Brooklyn, New York
Morbid Anatomy Library & Giftshop
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Brooklyn, New York
Mi Pequeño Chinantla
Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.
