New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
Tannen's Magic Shop
New York's oldest magic store.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
San Francisco, California
The Box SF-Historic Pressroom and Mercantile
This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.
San Francisco, California
Research Departments, California Academy of Sciences
A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.
San Francisco, California
Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture
California's most comprehensive horticultural library.
San Francisco, California
Shakespeare Garden
A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.
San Francisco, California
Clarion Alley
This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.
San Francisco, California
Tenderloin National Forest
A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.
San Francisco, California
Urbano Sundial
A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Columbarium
The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Short Story Vending Machine
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
Permanently Closed
San Francisco, California
Crown & Crumpet
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
San Francisco, California
Peephole Cinema
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Washington, D.C.
Legislative Bell System
An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.
Washington, D.C.
Bootlegging Room in the Cannon House Office Building
During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.
