New York, New York
The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
New York, New York
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.
New York, New York
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
New York, New York
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
New York, New York
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
Dmitrovsky District, Russia
A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Palasë, Albania
Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.
Seoul, South Korea
The former home of a foreign correspondent who reported on Korea’s independence movement has been restored and is open to the public.
Seoul, South Korea
Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.
Seoul, South Korea
A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.
Paju, South Korea
A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.
Singapore
A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.
Singapore
Three Malay graves are at the center of an annual pilgrimage that reflects syncretic practices.