New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
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New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Lyndhurst, England
The grave of Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, who inspired the tale 'Alice in Wonderland.'
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Hamburg, Germany
Dubbed Germany’s most accident-prone shopping street, this short stretch has seen around 30 cars crash into storefronts.
Frankfurt, Germany
This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.
Heidelberg, Germany
Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.
Heidelberg, Germany
A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.