Places Edited by icatsstaci

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Here be dragons.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.