Queens, New York
Houdini's Grave
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Queens, New York
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
London, England
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
New York, New York
A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.
Brooklyn, New York
Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.
Romulus, New York
Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Dover Plains, New York
The second largest maple syrup producer in the U.S. runs a high-tech operation.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
Staatsburg, New York
An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Red Hook, New York
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
New York, New York
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.