New York, New York
Queensboro Trolley Kiosk
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
Freddi Arcade & Toys Museum
A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.
New York, New York
New York Academy of Medicine Rare Book Library
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Vienna, Austria
Naturhistorisches Museum
Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B
Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
New York, New York
Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
New York, New York
John M. Mossman Lock Collection
Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Staten Island, New York
New York Chinese Scholar's Garden
This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Bertrand
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Vienna, Austria
Kunstkammer Wien
The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.
Dublin, Ireland
Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
London, England
Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
New York, New York
Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Chicago, Illinois
World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Chicago, Illinois
Aircraft Carriers of Navy Pier
Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.
