New York, New York
Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
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New York, New York
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Brooklyn, New York
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Rye, England
Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.
Hastings, England
Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
Hastings, England
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.
Hamsey, England
Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.
Brighton, England
The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.
Brighton, England
A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.
Newhaven, England
A Victorian Fort built into the chalky cliffs that overlook the English Channel.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
Ongar, England
This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.