The 7 Train
Queens, one purple line — gantries to dumplings.
The International Express: one elevated line through the most linguistically diverse place on Earth. Ride it east — Long Island City's waterfront gantries, Satchmo's house in Corona, the lemon ice that has ended arguments since 1944, the Unisphere, and a finale of dumplings under Main Street. Swipe in; the 7 does the driving.
The stops
The 1940 neon Pepsi-Cola sign with Midtown behind it. Team photo mid-"cheers" with the skyline.
The public school turned art fortress. Recreate any artwork from memory in front of the concrete wall — judges score ambition.
Satchmo could have lived anywhere on Earth; he chose this block in Corona. Trumpet-mime photo at the gate — one teammate hums "What a Wonderful World."
Since 1944. No mixing flavors — house law. Photo of everyone's cup; anyone who asks them to mix flavors forfeits 5 points.
The 12-story steel Earth from the 1964 World's Fair. Forced-perspective photo of a teammate holding the planet.
The space-age towers the future forgot. Best "waiting for a flying saucer" pose beneath them.
Home of the Mets. Photo at the Home Run Apple outside the rotunda; +5 in any Mets gear.
End of the line, start of dinner. Team dumpling photo from any spot in the food courts — the deeper underground you found it, the better the story.