London, England
Chequer Street Wooden Paving
This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
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London, England
Circus Space
The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.
New York, New York
Timbuktu Islamic Center Food Vendors
These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.
New York, New York
Shorakkopoch Rock
A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
New York, New York
The 'Goodnight Moon' House (Cobble Court)
Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.
New York, New York
Al Hirschfeld's Desk and Chair
From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.
New York, New York
New York Produce Exchange Property Marker
A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.
New York, New York
Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
New York, New York
7000 Oaks
Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.
London, England
Whitechapel Fatberg Manhole Cover
It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
London, England
Gravestone of Henry Croft
A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.
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The Chalk Room
A high-end clothing boutique with a curious basement art installation.
London, England
Joseph Grimaldi Park
An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Acuario Cafe
A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.
New York, New York
Studio of Charles Ives
The studio of influential composer Charles Ives is perfectly reconstructed, hidden in the back of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
New York, New York
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
New York, New York
Stickball Hall of Fame
Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.
London, England
London Silver Vaults
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
London, England
Walbrook Skulls
It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
London, England
Strand Lane 'Roman Baths'
Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.
London, England
Quantum Cloud
Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
New York, New York
Rucker Park
The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.
New York, New York
Central Filing Bar
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
New York, New York
The Village Gate Sign
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
