Dominica
Jacko Steps
This historic hiding place, often used by people escaping slavery, is a testament to a heroic struggle for freedom.
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Dominica
This historic hiding place, often used by people escaping slavery, is a testament to a heroic struggle for freedom.
Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
Brooklyn, New York
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
Singapore
A ring of soy sauce bottle bases decorate an important Singaporean landmark.
Singapore
The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.
New York, New York
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Plano, Texas
Cockroach Museum features roach celebrities and live hissing cockroaches.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Stockholm, Sweden
It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Brooklyn, New York
The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.
New York, New York
New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
New York, New York
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
Brooklyn, New York
The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.
Queens, New York
A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.
New York, New York
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.