Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
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Berlin, Germany
The DDR Museum
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Glasgow, Scotland
Provand's Lordship
The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.
Glasgow, Scotland
St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
Glasgow, Scotland
The Glasgow Necropolis
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Permanently Closed
Glasgow, Scotland
Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.
San Francisco, California
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”
New York, New York
Nicholas Roerich Museum
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
New York, New York
Second Avenue Subway Art
Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.
New York, New York
The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
New York, New York
Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
Keith Haring’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ Bathroom Mural
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
