Brooklyn, New York
Tomb of Secrets at Green-Wood Cemetery
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
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Brooklyn, New York
Webster Place
A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.
Bronx, New York
Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.
New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
Queens, New York
The Ganesh Temple of Queens
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Brooklyn, New York
The Carousel in Prospect Park
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Museum
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
New York, New York
New York Marble Cemetery
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
United Palace Theatre
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
Permanently Closed
Paris, France
Water Tank Beneath Palais Garnier
The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.
Paris, France
Parc Monceau
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Paris, France
145 Rue Lafayette
What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.
Paris, France
Paris Space Invaders
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
Paris, France
Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche
The narrowest street in Paris.
Paris, France
Notre Dame du Travail Church
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.
Paris, France
Beware of Words
A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.
Paris, France
Labrouste Reading Room
This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.
Paris, France
Le Chat Noir Collection
Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.
Paris, France
Julien Aurouze and Co.
A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.
