New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
Elberta, Utah
Sinclair Gas Station
This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.
Dawson City, Yukon
Paddlewheel Graveyard
A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.
Whitehorse, Yukon
The World's Largest Weathervane, a DC-3
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
Dawson City, Yukon
The Sourtoe Cocktail
A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.
Dawson City, Yukon
Dawson City Museum
A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.
Rome, Italy
Meridian Line of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Santa Sabina
The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.
Rome, Italy
Borromini's Perspective Gallery of Palazzo Spada
This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Rathskeller Cafe
A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.
Bremen, Germany
Bremer Ratskeller
One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
Nunavut
Sub-Sub-Sub Island on Victoria Island
The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
Paris, France
Au Roi de la Bière
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
New York, New York
New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Cambridge, Maryland
Bucktown Village Store
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Paris, France
World's Oldest Basketball Court
Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.
Tokyo, Japan
Kototoi Bridge
Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.
Saint Victor, Saskatchewan
St. Victor Petroglyphs
An outcropping plays host to the largest collection of pre-contact petroglyphs in Saskatchewan.
San Francisco, California
Site of the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition
San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.
San Francisco, California
The Wave Organ
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
Seward Street Slides
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Serang, Indonesia
Surosowan Palace
A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Bus Museum
Ninety years of Sydney buses under one roof.
