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A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.