Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

The loneliest island in New York.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.