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A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.