Lisbon, Portugal
Cinemateca Portuguesa
In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
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Lisbon, Portugal
In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
Lisbon, Portugal
In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.
Brooklyn, New York
In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.
Northport, New York
This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.
Montpelier, Vermont
A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.
Derby, Vermont
This unusual building straddles two countries.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.
Shanghai, China
This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.
Scituate, Massachusetts
Site of the creepy house used in Lucio Fulci's "The House by the Cemetery."
Marshfield, Massachusetts
In 1898, a New England storm that claimed more than 400 lives created this brand new stretch of shoreline.
Highland, New York
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Hyde Park, New York
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Staatsburg, New York
An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.
Cazenovia, New York
A mummy and sarcophagus are part of the many wonders in this library's collection.
Bronx, New York
Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.
Bronx, New York
A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.
Bronx, New York
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Athens, Greece
A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.