Seattle, Washington
East Kong Yick Building at the Wing Luke Museum
A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.
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Seattle, Washington
A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
London, England
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
Brooklyn, New York
A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Queens, New York
The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.
New York, New York
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
New York, New York
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
New York's oldest magic store.
Rome, Italy
Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
New York, New York
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
New York, New York
This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Brooklyn, New York
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
New York, New York
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.