London, England
The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
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London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Mexico City, Mexico
Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Masuleh, Iran
In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
North Yorkshire, England
This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.
Corsham, England
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
Beijing, China
North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.
Seattle, Washington
One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
New York, New York
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
San Diego, California
North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.