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New York, New York
Billy's Antiques and Props
A veritable variety of odds and ends.
Places vrobbins Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
No. 44 Stuyvesant
This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.
New York, New York
Poster House Museum
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
Queens, New York
The Noguchi Museum
A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.
New York, New York
The Ziegfeld Head
The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
Brooklyn, New York
Steinberg Sculpture Garden
A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.
Brooklyn, New York
Bellocq Tea
A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
New York, New York
Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
New York, New York
Pomander Walk
Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
New York, New York
George Glazer Gallery
Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
The Museum of Interesting Things
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
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London, England
Time for Tea
A five-story homage to tea times past.
London, England
Tea Building
A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
London, England
Algerian Coffee Stores
Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
London, England
Chelsea Physic Garden
London's old-school healing garden.
Truro, England
Tregothnan
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
New York, New York
Audubon Mural Project
Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
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Paris, France
Pep's Maison
One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.
Geelong, Australia
Geelong Bollards
More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.
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Park Ridge, Illinois
American Science & Surplus
A science teacher's dream.
London, England
Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
