San Francisco, California
The Wreck of the King Philip
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
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San Francisco, California
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Denver, Colorado
Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
New York, New York
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.
New York, New York
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
New York, New York
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
New York, New York
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.