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U Thant Island in New York , New York
Barely poking out of the East River off the coast of Manhattan is tiny U Thant Island, a barely noticeable mound of greenery with some strange metal scaffolding rising from its base, that are actually...
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National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
To truly understand the era and the land that the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum celebrates, one need only look at the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 for context.Preparations began well before...
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Vanderbilt Tennis Club in New York, New York
Little known to most commuters there have been posh, exclusive tennis courts hidden on the upper levels of Grand Central Station since the 1960's, but the Vanderbilt Tennis Club is the current purveyor...
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The Show Folks Shoe Shop Building in New York, New York
These days it's hard to find much of the original heart of old Times Square, but hidden amidst the crowds of tourists and neon signs, around the corner of Broadway on West 46th street, is the venerable...
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Mikoyan Museum in Sanahin, Armenia
Born in the small Armenian village of Sanahin, the Mikoyan brothers went on to become influential Russian citizens for helping to create the MiG fighter plane in World War II and for surviving the...
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New York City Fire Museum in New York , New York
With people packed like sardines into Manhattan's barely escapable tinder box apartments, the Fire Department of New York has become one of the city's most essential and brave public departments right...
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Cole Museum of Zoology in Reading , United Kingdom
Growing from a donated private collection, the Cole Museum of Zoology allows visitors to take a tour down the taxonomic line via ordered displays of biology including the skeleton of a former circus...
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Fraunces Tavern in New York, New York
Originally the site that now houses the Fraunces Tavern was originally the home of early New York mayor Stephanus van Cortlandt but the current building was constructed in 1719 and quickly became a...
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Morrin Centre in Quebec City , Canada
Built over 200 years ago, Quebec City's first prison has been retro-fitted into an inviting cultural center that explores the history of English-speaking culture in area despite many locals' disdain...
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Pilsen Historical Underground in Pilsen, Czech Republic
Originally dug between the 13th and 19th centuries, the Pilsen Historical Underground consists of one of the longest network of tunnels in Central Europe, which were originally created for storage and...
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Saw Mountain in Futtsu, Japan
Even after nearby Nihon-ji was founded in 725 by Emperor Shōmu, it was nearly a millennium before people other than priests and pilgrims visited Nokogiri-yama, literally “Saw Mountain," so named due to...
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Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis , Minnesota
Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History is chock full of impressively life-like taxidermy dioramas displaying the state's natural flora and fauna, some of them even being painted by one of the...
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Graffiti Hall of Fame in New York , New York
Looking to establish a place where up and coming graffiti artists could hone their craft in a safe space, Harlem community leader Ray "Sting Ray" Rodriguez dubbed the concrete walls of the Jackie...
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Proenneke's Cabin in Twin Lakes, Alaska
Proenneke's Cabin is a remarkable homestead built singlehandedly in the Alaskan wilderness by a single man whose staggering (and vastly admirable) devotion to self-sufficiency saw him even creating...
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L.C. Bates Museum in Hinkley, Maine
The L.C. Bates Natural History Museum has been called a "Museum of a Museum" thanks to its eclectic collection of exhibits ranging from cultural artifact displays to taxidermied animals to the simple...
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Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky
Holding the bodies of a number of influential Americans, Cave Hill Cemetery, a 296-acre Victorian cemetery came to be almost by accident.The site, which was originally part of a local farm was...
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Le Comptoir Général in Paris, France
Hidden down a Parisian alleyway, Le Comptoir Général is an eclectic art space during daylight hours and a restaurant/bar after dark, all the while reveling in the creative output of marginalized...
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Clarksdale Crossroads in Clarksdale , Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi has a history inextricably intertwined with blues music with a number of famed musicians hailing from the Southern city, but its best known claim to fame is likely the...
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Ashcroft Townsite in Aspen, Colorado
Mining precious metals seems to produce ghost towns almost as though they are a natural byproduct of the process, and the history of ghost town, Ashcroft, Colorado is a telling example of just why that...
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Elberton Granite Museum in Elberton, Georgia
Unofficially known as the "Granite Capitol of the World," Elberton, Georgia takes great pride in the stonework produced by the now giant Elberton Granite Association, but this was not always the case...
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