Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Music Box Village
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Fort Proctor
This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Externsteine
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Wierschem, Germany
Eltz Castle - Burg Eltz
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Lohmen, Germany
The Bastei
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Mühltal, Germany
Castle Frankenstein
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
New York, New York
United Palace Theatre
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
New York, New York
The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
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Staten Island, New York
The New York City Farm Colony
The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.
Bronx, New York
North Brother Island
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
New York, New York
Campbell Apartment
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
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New York, New York
Freedom Tunnel
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
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New York, New York
Brazenhead Books
A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.
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
Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
Brooklyn, New York
New York Transit Museum
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
New York, New York
New York Federal Gold Vault
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
