Picher, Oklahoma
Picher
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
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Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Barnsdall, Oklahoma
A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Kansas City, Missouri
The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Kansas City, Kansas
This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.
Kansas City, Kansas
Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Kansas City, Missouri
Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
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
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.