New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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New York, New York
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
New York, New York
Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
New York, New York
The Morris-Jumel Mansion
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
New York, New York
Blockhouse No. 1
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
New York, New York
The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
New York, New York
The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
El Paso, Texas
Casa de Azucar
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
Austin, Texas
Casa Neverlandia
This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.
New York, New York
'Dwellings' at the Breuer Building
This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Plum Island Museum of Lost Toys & Curiosities
Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.
Seattle, Washington
Fantagraphics
A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.
Baker, California
Alien Fresh Jerky
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Goodsprings, Nevada
Pioneer Saloon
The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.
Johannesburg, California
Randsburg
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Barstow, California
Painted Rocks
The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.
Goldfield, Nevada
Goldfield Hotel
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
