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A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

This one-man homegrown eatery may be the world's most exclusive restaurant with its five-year waiting list.

An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Though it may look like a businessman's lost luggage, this case suspended under a highway bridge is actually a contemporary art installation.

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

Study the Alien etchings in this fountain while you refill your water bottle.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.

An amazing clockwork museum in the Val de Travers holds examples of various prestigious legacies horological history.

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.