Boston, Massachusetts
Empire Garden Restaurant
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Barcelona, Spain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.