New York, New York
Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum
Set sail on a small scale.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Set sail on a small scale.
Cold Spring, New York
In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.
Beacon, New York
This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.
Beacon, New York
The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.
Brooklyn, New York
A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Brooklyn, New York
This recipe is set in stone.
Brooklyn, New York
The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.
Brooklyn, New York
The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.
Brooklyn, New York
The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."
Paterson, New Jersey
In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.
Alpine, New Jersey
Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.
Staten Island, New York
This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.
Ossining, New York
At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.
Beacon, New York
Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.
Queens, New York
How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.
Queens, New York
A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
Queens, New York
Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.
Queens, New York
Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.
Brooklyn, New York
The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.
Baltimore, Maryland
At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
Baltimore, Maryland
This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."
Baltimore, Maryland
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.