Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the US. It crosses the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
The Statue is actually part of New Jersey, not New York. It was taken off of the New York State license plates because of the court ruling that put the statue in New Jersey, not New York.
Bryant Park, 42nd Street, NYC
The New York Botanical Gardens in Bronx, New York
Once a predominant stomping ground of Hasidic Jews and veritable urban industrial wasteland, the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn has reinvented itself (due in part to its geographic proximity to the waterfront and Manhattan) as a thriving community of artists and artist wannabes as well as the brunt of many a snarky blog post.
Like a Taco Truck in LA, this is a truck that sells treats! Cookies and brownies, everything is so good.
Any good walking tour of Santa Fe would not be complete without a visit to Seret & Sons. Seret & Sons is a wonderful feast for the senses, featuring a wide variety of antique and hand crafted items from around the world.
Resurrecting New Orleans with a blast of sound, marching bands from far and wide strutted their stuff during Mardi Gras first post-Katrina celebration.
For this bead monger, "The Big Easy" never sounded better.
Through the painstaking reconstruction of houses in New Orleans' Ninth Ward visitors catch glimpses of homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Even more unusual is the eerie aura of abandonment that has taken up residence here.
Irony creates drama. Apparently so does color.
Taken during a pause in the the first post-Katrina Mardi Gras celebration, colorful parade-goers exhibit movie set expressions as they gawk at the upcoming float.