Forgotten NY Forget the Empire State Building -- the primeval forests of Staten Island are full of natural skyscrapers. Instead of the usual tourist traps, this site shares the quirky, lesser-known side of the Big Apple and its environs. Visit classic diners, Victorian mansions, vintage ads and signs, and cobblestone back streets that remain from a bygone era. Odd bits of New York history are remembered here, from an abandoned subway tunnel Walt Whitman wrote about in the 1840s to psychedelic crockery plastered on East Village lampposts in the 1990s. Both local and world histories are featured in the countless statues of famous and formerly famous folks in Central Park. Through this special guided tour of New York, you can take a trip back in time while never leaving the modern city. (in Recreation and Sports > Travel Photos)
