New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
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Queens, New York
Houdini's Grave
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
New York, New York
Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
New York, New York
High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
New York, New York
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
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New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Berlin, Germany
Hall of Mirrors in Clärchens Ballhaus
This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Hilton Sisters Grave
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
Charlotte, North Carolina
David Černý's Metalmorphosis
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Flensburg, Germany
Mumiengrotte (Mummy's Cave)
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Permanently Closed
Cologne, Germany
Listening to the Future
Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.
Lübeck, Germany
Niederegger Marzipan Museum
Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.
Berlin, Germany
Silent Green Kulturquartier
Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Leper's Chapel and Ossuary
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
Altenburg, Germany
Mauritianum
This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Neustadt, Germany
The Mummy of Knight Kahlbutz
The natural mummy of the less than chivalrous Knight Kahlbutz.
Schrobenhausen, Germany
European Asparagus Museum
Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.
