Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Brooklyn, New York
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
New York, New York
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
São Miguel, Portugal
Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.
Sylhet, Bangladesh
One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.
New York, New York
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
Glasgow, Scotland
This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.
Seale, Alabama
A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.
Mexico City, Mexico
An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.
Goshen, Massachusetts
A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.
Seale, Alabama
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Wasilla, Alaska
Cold War missile site at high alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis, now a post-apocalyptic backdrop.
Glendive, Montana
The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.
Medora, North Dakota
Examine the impact of the horse on Great Plains culture through exhibits on ranching, rodeo, and the Native American way of life.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Bowman, North Dakota
This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.