but few have traveled as far as a wheelchair travel blogger named cory lee, brook silla >> for cory lee it startedded with a short cruise to the bahamas in high school. >> and that trip, it sparked something inside of me that made me want to keep going further. >> spinal muscular atrophy type two prevented him from ever taking more than a few steps. it couldn't stop him from traveling the world, from australia to israel. finland to iceland. >> how many countries. >> 18 so far. he was four years old. it's pretty much been me and him for years. i just always told him son, if you can't stand up, stand out. >> reporter: even as a team there is no end to the hassles of wheelchair travel. so three years ago cory started a blog, curb free with cory lee, with tips to help other wheelchair travelers, tourism boards and tour operators took notice and started sponsoring adventures that wouldn't have been possible on his mom's >> he does things more than i could ever imagined or wished for him. and there's lots of things he can't do, that other children have done, so i'm glad that he has now found

but few have traveled as far as a wheelchair travel blogger named cory lee. brook silverbraga has his story. >> reporter: for cory lee, started with a short cruise to the bahamas in high school. >> the trip sparked somethg further. spinal atrophy type 2 kept him from taking steps. didn't stop him from traveling, australia to israel. finland to iceland. >> how many countries? >> 18 so far. >> reporter: cory has done it all with his mom sandy by his side. >> his dad and i had gotten divorced when he was 4 years years. i just always told him. if you can't stand up. stand out. >> reporter: as a team there is no end to the hassles of wheelchair travel. >> whoa. >> reporter: three years ago, cory started a blog, curb free with cory lee with tips to help other wheelchair travelers. tourism board and tour operators took notice. and started sponsoring adventures that wouldn't have salary working at a nursing home. >> he does things and has done more than i could ever imagined for wished for him. there is lots of things he can't do that other children have done. n reall

with a passport. >> for cory lee it started with a short cruise to the bahamas in high school. >> on that trip, it sparked something inside me to keep going further. >> reporter: spinal muscular atrophy type 2 prevented him from taking more than two steps and didn't stop him from traveling from australia to israel, finland to iceland. >> how many countries? >> 18 so far. hassles of wheelchair travel. three years ago cory started a blog curb-free with cory lee to help other wheelchair travelers, tourism boards and tour operators took notice and started sponsoring adventures that wouldn't be possible on his mom's salary working at a nursing home. >> he does more things that i could ever imagine or hope for him. >> i alsod to be able toif >> there's urgency to his travels. after meeting in new york he was off to south africa on safari. >> people with fewer obstacles don't leave their hometown. why is it worth it to you? >> i don't like being stuck in one place. by me going out it shows other wheelchair users and able-bodied people here in central park. he is out here rolling around with

curb free, with cory lee.chair travelers, tourism boards and four operators took notice and started sponsoring adventures that wouldn't have been possible on his mom's salary working at a nursing home. >> he does things in he's done more than i could have ever imagined or wished for him. >> it makes core a bit weaker every year. >> i used to be able to lift my arms up. now i can't really do that. >> so there is urgency to his travel. after this interview in new york, cory was off to south africa, on safari. >> i don't like being stuck in one place. and by me going out, you know, not only shows other wheelchair users, but it shows able bodied people that are just here in central park. he's out here, strolling around with us, i feel like people have this preconceived notion of wheelchair users just staying at home, laying in a bed. >> good for him. >> wonderful. still ahead on "eyewitness news", long awaited movie trailer is out. >> (movie clip). >> disney fans get ready. we will show you more of beauty and the

so three years ago, cory started a blog-curb free with cory lee-to help other wheelchair travelers. tourism boards and tour operators took notice-and started sponsoring adventures that wouldn't have been possible on his mom's salary working at a nursing hom. home."he does things and has done more than i could have ever imagined or wished for him."sma makes cory a bit and now i can't really do that." so there's urgency to his travels. after we met in new york, cory was off to south africa, on safari. brook: "plenty of people with fewer obstacles, don't leave their hometown, why's it worth it to you?"cory: "i don't like being stuck in one place. and by me going out, it not only shows other wheelchair users, but it shows able bodied people that are just here in central park: he's out here rolling around with us, this pre-conceived notion of wheelchair users just staying at home, laying in the bed and i want to break that perception."brook silva-braga, for cbs news, new york 3 your full readycast with meterologist rebecca schuld is next...stay tuned. drop back through the 50s. wind: w 5

. >> reporter: chef cory lee reimagined the museum restaurant as a museum gallery. >> a lot of people kind of stumble in here. they sit down. they're look what is this? >> reporter: the restaurant offers signature dishes of some of the world's celebrated chefs. start seeing dishes from around the world. dates on them. i think it is disorienting for them. >> lee is a celebrated chef himself. his three michelin star menu is blocks away. but the 37-year-old does not serve any of his own creations at the restaurant. >> i think of cory as curator of food. >> chosen to design a museum worthy restaurant. >> wonderful amount of curiosity pictures come to be on the walls. i ex-plaeplained if we wanted t one, our curator would bring them to our museum. >> i wanted to do the same thing with food. a diner can come in and try a dish from the chef in bell up. chef in japan. chef in hong kong. this very fun, kind of new over the u.s., and asia have visited, teaching the kitsch in staff to reproduce perfectly. when executive chef brandon rodgers prepares fresh steamed crab claw it looks and tastes ju

. >> chef cory lee re-imagined the museum as another museum gallery. >> people stumble in and sit down and say what is this? >> it offers signature dishes of the world's most celebrated chefs. >> it likes like a museum program and see dishes from around the world i think it's disorienting. >> something they didn't expect bu >> and continues the experience of discovery but with food. >> lee is a celebrated chef himself. his restaurant is blocks away but the 37-year-old does not serve any of his own creations at insitu. >> i think of him as our curator of food. >> he asked him to design a >> he had curiosity and i explained if we wanted to do an exhibition our curator would identify the artist and bring limb to our museum. >> i wanted to do the same food so you can try a dish from belgium or hong kong. it can have a fun and new experience with food. >> chefs from all over the u.s., europe and asia h insitu teaching the kitchen staff to reproduce their dishes perfectly. when the executive chef brandon rogers prepares fresh steamed crab claw it looks as it did when it was served in 1970. >