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New York, New York
Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
New York, New York
MoMath - The Museum of Mathematics
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
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
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Prypiat, Ukraine
Abandoned City of Prypiat
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Zone Rouge
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Chornobyl, Ukraine
'Monument of the Third Angel'
The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Big Mine Run Geyser
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Los Angeles, California
Phantasma Gloria
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marie Laveau's Tomb
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
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San Francisco, California
Labyrinth at Land’s End
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
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San Francisco, California
Loved to Death
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Underground
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Warren Anatomical Museum
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
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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Seattle, Washington
Mystery Soda Machine
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
Chicago, Illinois
Oz Park
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
