New York, New York
Studio of Charles Ives
The studio of influential composer Charles Ives is perfectly reconstructed, hidden in the back of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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New York, New York
The studio of influential composer Charles Ives is perfectly reconstructed, hidden in the back of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
New York, New York
Become a prohibition rebel.
New York, New York
Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.
Brooklyn, New York
A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.
New York, New York
Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.
Ouidah, Benin
A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
New York, New York
Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.
New York, New York
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
New York, New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
Atlanta, Georgia
Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.
Peru, Indiana
A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.
London, England
Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.
London, England
This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.
London, England
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
London, England
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
London, England
"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."
London, England
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
Paris, France
An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.