Brooklyn, New York
Museum of Food and Drink
Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.
Places thoracicgirl Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Catacombs of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral
Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
Museum of Chinese in America
This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.
New York, New York
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Edward Mooney House
Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
Staple Street Skybridge
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
New York, New York
Titanic Memorial
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
New York, New York
First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
New York, New York
The Sugar House Prison Window
An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway
Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.
Incheon, South Korea
Jjajang Myeon Museum
This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Book Repository
Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.
Seoul, South Korea
Noryangjin Fish Market
Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.
Seoul, South Korea
Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain
The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.
Seoul, South Korea
Gyeongui Line Book Street
Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.
Seoul, South Korea
108 Heaven Stairway
A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.
