Roscoe, New York
Craig-E-Clair Castle
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Places The Wandering Afro Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Bertrand
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Lisbon, Portugal
Pavilhão Chinês
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Washington, D.C.
Chain Bridge Road School
A rare example of a rural school in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Washington, D.C.
Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
