New York, New York
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
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New York, New York
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
New York, New York
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
New York, New York
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
New York, New York
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
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Washington, D.C.
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.