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Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

The loneliest island in New York.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.