Washington, D.C.
Washington Coliseum
A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.
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Washington, D.C.
Walter Johnson Statue
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Wading River, New York
Benson House
This house was used by the FBI to broadcast disinformation to the Nazis during World War II.
New Haven, Connecticut
Ingalls Rink
It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.
Permanently Closed
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The Frisbie Pie Company
The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.
New Haven, Connecticut
Statue of "King" William Lanson
This statue honors a pillar of the early New Haven Black community.
New Haven, Connecticut
The Institute Library
One of America's oldest private membership libraries was long one of New Haven's best kept secrets.
New Haven, Connecticut
Grave of Arthur Twining Hadley
A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.
New Haven, Connecticut
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Oyster Bay, New York
Raynham Hall Museum
Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
The Whaling Museum
Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.
Bronx, New York
William Spain Seismic Observatory
An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.
Bronx, New York
Fordham Cemetery
A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.
Bronx, New York
Teitel Brothers
The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.
Bronx, New York
Cafe al Mercato
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
The Wertheim Study
This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
New York, New York
Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
ALF Bakery
Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Escape Hatch
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
New York, New York
Radio City Music Hall's Secret Apartment
Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.
Annapolis, Maryland
Banneker-Douglass Museum
A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.
