Places You Can No Longer Go: Downing’s Oyster House

Thomas Downing, a freed slave, built one of New York City’s most famous restaurants of the 19th century—which doubled as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

by Lucas Adams July 7, 2016

The U.S.-Canada Border Runs Through This Tiny Library

One of the only libraries in the world that operates in two countries at once.

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