Jersey City, New Jersey
White Mana Diner
This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.
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Sandyston, New Jersey
Luna Parc
Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.
Brewer, Maine
Chamberlain Freedom Park
Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.
New York, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.
New York, New York
The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Freedom Tunnel
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Exchange Bar & Grill
Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.
New York, New York
Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks
Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.
New York, New York
Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU
A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
The Ziegfeld Head
The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
New York, New York
New York Cancer Hospital
This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Carsten Höller Slide
Three-story slide through the New Museum.
New York, New York
The Wendel House
The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.
Staten Island, New York
Remains of Fort Wadsworth
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York
Buzz-A-Rama
The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.
New York, New York
New York Society Library
New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.
New York, New York
Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
New York, New York
The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
Brooklyn, New York
City Reliquary
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
Queens, New York
Surreal Elevator
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Music Box Village
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
New Orleans, Louisiana
BMike's Studio Be
An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Doullut Steamboat Houses
A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.
