The Joker Stairs in New York

The Joker Stairs (The Bronx, New York)

An otherwise unspectacular and once humble staircase sandwiched between apartment buildings that connects Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues has become an unmistakable tourist attraction in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. Officially known as “step streets”, 

Imagine Mosaic Memorial

Imagine Mosaic (Manhattan, New York)

Designated as a Quiet Zone in the New York City’s Central Park, the Imagine Memorial Mosaic was created by Italian craftsmen and given as a gift by the city of Naples, Italy. Based on a

Pete's Tavern

Pete’s Tavern (New York, New York)

Pete’s Tavern in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, is a historic pub and local literary attraction. Thanks in part to a somewhat strange relationship with writer O. Henry, the bar now called Pete’s has

Boldt Castle

Boldt Castle (Heart Island, New York)

Boldt Castle quietly sits on Heart Island in New York.  What should have been a grand family home, Boldt Castle is an unfinished tourist attraction and landmark with a sad but beautiful story.  Hotelier and

Fraunces Tavern

Fraunces Tavern (Manhattan, New York)

Located in downtown Manhattan and just a few blocks from Wall Street, Fraunces Tavern was first opened in 1762. Fraunces is one of the Ten Oldest Restaurants in the United States, the oldest operating tavern

The Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge

Without The Brooklyn Bridge the city of New York could look very different today in several ways.  The combination cable-stayed/suspension bridge was built in 1883 making it one of the oldest continually used and most

The Statue of Liberty (New York, New York)

  The Statue of Liberty (French: La Liberté éclairant le monde), was a gift to the United States from the people of France and was dedicated on 28, October, 1886. The statue itself is technically called