Brooklyn, New York
The Old Headquarters of Murder, Inc.
This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.
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Brooklyn, New York
This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.
New York, New York
This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.
Detroit, Michigan
The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.
Queens, New York
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Brooklyn, New York
This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.
Brooklyn, New York
A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.
Brooklyn, New York
Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.
Brooklyn, New York
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Brooklyn, New York
A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.
New York, New York
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
Soda Springs, Idaho
Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.
Brooklyn, New York
A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.
Brooklyn, New York
This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Sanford, North Carolina
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
Zebulon, North Carolina
A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.
Pittsboro, North Carolina
A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.
Richmond, Virginia
A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.
Richmond, Virginia
Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.