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Hidden cities, travels to the secret corners of the world's great metropolises : a memoir of urban exploration, Moses Gates

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Hidden cities

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815873330

Moses Gates

travels to the secret corners of the world's great metropolises : a memoir of urban exploration

After moving to New York City and pursuing graduate studies in urban planning, Moses Gates began exploring hidden facets of the city--from visiting abandoned structures and disused subway stops to scaling the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges. The more he experienced and saw, the more his thirst for adventure grew, and soon he was traveling to a dozen countries on four continents, stumbling upon ancient underground Roman ruins, partying in tunnels, sneaking into Stonehenge, and even finding himself under arrest on top of Notre Dame cathedral. Hidden Cities will inspire readers to contemplate the potential for urban exploration available for anyone, anywhere--if they have only the curiosity (and the nerve) to dig below the surface and discover the hidden corners of this world

Prologue: Paris, December 2007 -- New York City, 2001 -- New York City, 2005 -- New York City, December 2005 -- Paris, January 2006 -- Amsterdam, January 2006 -- New York City, 2006 -- Naples, January 2007 -- Rome, January 2007 -- London, February 2007 -- Paris, February 2007 -- New York City, February 2007 -- São Paulo, February 2007 -- Rio de Janeiro, February 2007 -- Bolivia, March 2007 -- U.S.A., 2007 -- Amsterdam, December 2007 -- Stockholm, December 2007 -- Moscow, June 2009 -- Szezecin, Poland, January 2007 -- The Ukraine, June 2009 -- Paris, 2009 -- New York City, 2010 -- Rome, November 2010 -- Tunis, November 2010 -- New York City, December 2010 -- Epilogue: 2011