Brooklyn, New York
Govinda's Vegetarian Lunch
Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.
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Brooklyn, New York
Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.
Tsaghkunk, Armenia
This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
New York, New York
This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Niagara Falls, New York
Historical marker that is a mini replica of the original in New York.
Oak Park, Illinois
Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.
Oak Park, Illinois
After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
Easton, Massachusetts
A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.
Berkley, Massachusetts
A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.
Malden, Massachusetts
This Victorian home turned opera house may have a phantom of its own.
Swiftwater, Pennsylvania
A candle shop hiding a haunted basement once used as a monkey research lab.
Pawling, New York
The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.
Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.
Carnation, Washington
This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.
Owls Head, Maine
Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.
Rockland, Maine
On Hurricane Island, a former ghost town has been transformed into a forward-thinking research center.