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The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.

They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Prank calls to this place, originally the "Tube Bar," inspired the creation of a Simpsons character.

Did he come up with a theory of cosmic-ray showers while sitting in this bath?

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

A museum filled with tiny, adorable versions of the mighty Royal Danish Navy.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.