New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
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New York, New York
767 Third Avenue
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Hartford, Connecticut
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.
Hartford, Connecticut
A. Everett Austin Facade House
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
Denver, Colorado
Jack Swigert Statue
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Banavie, Scotland
Neptune's Staircase
The longest staircase lock in Britain.
Hudson, New York
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.
New York, New York
Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
New York, New York
Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library
A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.
New York, New York
The Former Offices of McKim, Mead and White
The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.
New York, New York
Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
New York, New York
Jacques Derrida's Favorite Banana Bread
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
Pine Swamp, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.
Tombstone, Arizona
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.
Tombstone, Arizona
The Bird Cage Theater
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Polldubh, Scotland
Ben Nevis
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Glasgow, Scotland
University of Glasgow Memorial Gates
Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.
Edinburgh, Scotland
15 London Street
Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
Forth Bridge
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Glasgow, Scotland
Doulton Fountain
The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.
