Buffalo, New York
Edward M. Cotter
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
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Buffalo, New York
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Buffalo, New York
A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."
Québec
This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Brooklyn, New York
In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
District of Columbia
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
New York, New York
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
New York, New York
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
Bronx, New York
A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.
Bronx, New York
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Bronx, New York
Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.
Bronx, New York
A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.
New York, New York
This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
London, England
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
New York, New York
A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.