Hidden Surprises

  • NYC Subway Now Takes You Around The World

    On my way out of the city for Christmas, I had to take the Shuttle train to Times Square, and happened to get on one that had been taken over by American Airlines. The exterior was pretty neat, made to look like an American Airlines plane… But what really blew me away was the interior,…

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  • Houdini’s Final Vanishing Act in Queens

    Cypress Hills Street might as well be called the Graveyard Highway. A wide, four-lane thruway located in Glendale, Queens, it cuts through The Cemetery Belt – a sprawling collection of cemeteries established after the State Rural Cemeteries Act of 1847 forbade the creation of any new cemeteries in Manhattan. I was out there recently to…

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  • The View From An A-Lister’s Hotel Room

    The View From An A-Lister’s Hotel Room

    Bonus points if you can guess the hotel without looking at a map! Paid for by the same studio that couldn’t afford to reimburse me for work-related cell phone use. 🙂 -SCOUT UPDATE! Trump International.

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  • A Secret in the Walls

    A Secret in the Walls

    A great day is getting to scout an empty 19th century mansion… …and coming across a secret wall panel! A full tour coming soon! -SCOUT

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