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Ben's Chili Bowl Mural

Washington, D.C.

Ben's Chili Bowl Mural

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Historic Elevator at Potbelly

Washington, D.C.

Historic Elevator at Potbelly

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

The paintings are stored on tightly packed vertical wire partitions to save space.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Army Museum Support Center

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

Steelcase Pyramid

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Steelcase Pyramid

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

The Jungle Room at Graceland.

Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The Crystal Shrine Grotto

Memphis, Tennessee

The Crystal Shrine Grotto

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Entrance on Union Ave, just around the corner from Beale Street

Memphis, Tennessee

Sun Studio

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The laboratory at the Thad Cochran Research Center

Oxford, Mississippi

University of Mississippi Marijuana Research Project

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

Calvary Cemetery

Queens, New York

Calvary Cemetery

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)

New York, New York

Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)

Become a prohibition rebel.

Blockhouse No. 1

New York, New York

Blockhouse No. 1

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Eight Mile Creek storefront
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Eight Mile Creek

Skewer up Kangaroo.

New York Academy of Medicine Rare Book Library

New York, New York

New York Academy of Medicine Rare Book Library

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Sidewalk Subway Map

New York, New York

Sidewalk Subway Map

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

The Lost Diner
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

The Lost Diner

The saddest little diner in New York.

The Treasures in the Trash Collection

New York, New York

The Treasures in the Trash Collection

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

The New York Earth Room

New York, New York

The New York Earth Room

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

Billy's Antiques and Props
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Billy's Antiques and Props

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

The Farrin and McCullough coal hole cover
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

St. Luke's Place Coal Hole Covers

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

The New York Marble Cemetery.

New York, New York

New York Marble Cemetery

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

"Wonder Cabinet" exhibition at Flux Factory

Queens, New York

Flux Factory

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

The Former New Brighton Athletic Club

New York, New York

The Former New Brighton Athletic Club

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

Greenpoint Terminal Market

Brooklyn, New York

Greenpoint Terminal Market

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Slocum Memorial Fountain

New York, New York

Slocum Memorial Fountain

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

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