Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
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Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Brooklyn, New York
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
Montreal, Québec
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Montreal, Québec
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.
New York, New York
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New Haven, Connecticut
137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Puebla, Mexico
The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."
Puebla, Mexico
This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.
Warsaw, Poland
A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
New York, New York
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.