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Vernazza, Italy

Cinque Terre

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Rome, Italy

Anita Garibaldi Monument

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.
LatiumMirabile Added by LatiumMirabile
Brooklyn, New York

Sunny's Bar

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Brooklyn, New York

Captain America Statue

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Brooklyn, New York

Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.
Added by Mordy
Brooklyn, New York

Red Hook Warehouse

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York

McGovern Weir Greenhouse

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
Brooklyn, New York

Monsignor McGolrick Park

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.
kastoory Added by kastoory
Brooklyn, New York

Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

Fort Defiance

The humble fort that saved Washington.
Added by Mordy
Brooklyn, New York

Marine Park Salt Marsh

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Brooklyn, New York

Love Lane

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.
Hermit09 Added by Hermit09
Brooklyn, New York

Vinegar Hill

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Seattle, Washington

Mudlark Oddities

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.
Added by TheCellarGremlin
Brooklyn, New York

Plumb Beach

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Brooklyn, New York

Dead Horse Bay

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
michelle Added by michelle
Queens, New York

La Esquina del Camarón Mexicano

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.
lukefater Added by lukefater
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).
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Brooklyn, New York

Gottlieb's Restaurant

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Brooklyn, New York

Gage & Tollner

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

The White Horse Tavern

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh
New York, New York

Please Don't Tell

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Tularosa, New Mexico

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Added by syabek
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Loretto Chapel

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.