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The Burns Archive
A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.
Places Vidiot Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
The Sugar House Prison Window
An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.
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Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
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Power Station
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
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Broadway Flea Market
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
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The Wizard of Park Avenue
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
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The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
London, England
Metropolitan Police Coat Hook
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
London, England
William Blake's Home
The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.
London, England
The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
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Leinster Gardens False Facades
You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.
London, England
Tomb of the Unknown London Girl
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
Michael Faraday's Laboratory
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
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Septuagesimo Uno
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
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New York City Police Museum
Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.
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Kenka
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
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Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
London, England
The Dove
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
London, England
The First Public Drinking Fountain
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
London, England
Longplayer
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
London, England
The Museum of Everything (Moving Location)
London's largest outsider art museum.
London, England
Sir Richard Burton's Tent-Tomb
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
