Queens, New York
Fort Tilden
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
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Queens, New York
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Brooklyn, New York
A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.
Madrid, Spain
In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Budapest, Hungary
Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Queens, New York
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
New Haven, Connecticut
An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Queens, New York
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Brooklyn, New York
Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.
Brooklyn, New York
A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.
Brooklyn, New York
Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.
Brooklyn, New York
“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
Brooklyn, New York
Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.
London, England
Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.