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Restored Endale Arch in 2020

Brooklyn, New York

Endale Arch

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Houdini's Grave

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.

112 Ocean Avenue in 1973.

Amityville, New York

Amityville Horror House

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Big Duck

Flanders, New York

Big Duck

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

Bear Rock Studio

Orient, New York

Bear Rock Studio

Etchings in a pile of boulders on the Long Island Sound are a monument to vanquished native peoples.

The interior of the cafe is covered in historical bric-a-brac.

Athens, Greece

Kafeneio Oraia Ellas

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

Sheep's milk cheese gets drenched in honey.

Athens, Greece

Stani

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

Front of church.

Penteli, Greece

Monastery Penteli

The heads and relics of 179 monks slaughtered by pirates are on display within this Ceonobic Monastery.

Park of the Souls

Acharnes, Greece

Park of Souls

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

The cement sphinx.

Bayport, New York

The Long Island Sphinx

A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.

Dead Pals of Sam Sanfillippo
Permanently Closed

Madison, Wisconsin

Dead Pals of Sam Sanfillippo

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

World's Heaviest Ball of Twine

Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin

World's Heaviest Ball of Twine

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

Lyndonville Shoe Trees

Lyndonville, New York

Lyndonville Shoe Trees

A tree full of wishes and footwear.

Rochester Abandoned Subway
Permanently Closed

Rochester, New York

Rochester Abandoned Subway

The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.

Bird's eye view

Rochester, New York

Threshold

A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.

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