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Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."