One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.