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The Cranmer Sundial

Denver, Colorado

Cranmer Park Sundial

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

House as seen from the street in spring.

Queens, New York

Riker-Lent-Smith Homestead

The oldest private residence in New York City.

Lhasa Fast Food

Queens, New York

Lhasa Fast Food

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

"Wonder Cabinet" exhibition at Flux Factory

Queens, New York

Flux Factory

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

The Pest House Cemetery.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

The Pest House Cemetery

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

An early pair of vibrating panties

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Toys of Eros

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

The interior, with original wood finishings.
Permanently Closed

Lima, Peru

Expreso Virgen de Guadalupe

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

Cripta de los Héroes inside the Cementerio Presbítero Matías Maestro

Lima, Peru

Cripta de los Héroes

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

The Gran Hotel Bolivar in Lima, Peru.

Lima, Peru

Gran Hotel Bolivar

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

Trees surrounding a pond in the Bosque el Olivar

Lima, Peru

Bosque el Olivar (Olive Grove Forest)

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

From Temple of the Sun -- Pacific Ocean in distance

Lima, Peru

Pachacamac

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

Mercado de Brujas

Lima, Peru

Mercado de Brujas

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

Early tavern signs at the Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford, Connecticut

Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

Statue of Sallie Ann Jarrett

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Statue of Sallie Ann Jarrett

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Kreischer Mansion

Staten Island, New York

Kreischer Mansion

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

A front view of James Buchanan's Wheatland.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Wheatland

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Vampa: Vampire & Paranormal Museum

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Vampa: Vampire & Paranormal Museum

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

Khampa Kitchen

Queens, New York

Khampa Kitchen

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

A visitor admires the mural on the ramp where punk was born.

Queens, New York

'The Ramp'

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

Installation view of the exhibition 'Roadside Attraction' at the Self-Taught Genius Gallery.
Permanently Closed

Queens, New York

Self-Taught Genius Gallery

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

The street sign made to look like Scrabble tiles.

Queens, New York

The Birthplace of Scrabble

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

James Corbett Home

Queens, New York

James Corbett Home

The home of former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett.

Hanmaum Zen Center of New York

Queens, New York

Hanmaum Zen Center of New York

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

LaGuardia Landing Lights Park

Queens, New York

LaGuardia Landing Lights Park

Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

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