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drdann

Historian, naturalist, and troubadour, Dr. Kevin Dann is the author of ten books, including "Bright Colors Falsely Seen: Synaesthesia and the Search for Transcendental Knowledge," and "Across the Great Border Fault: The Naturalist Myth in America." He is Executive Producer of ENIGMA: THE SHOW, Brooklyn's only outdoor mystery theater.

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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nabokov's Butterflies

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

Allison

Added by Allison

Peekskill, New York

Early Electrics

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

Norristown, Pennsylvania

American Treasure Tour

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

Added by boomer1ny

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Duffy's Cut

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

Added by OctopusRex

West Windsor Township, New Jersey

'War of the Worlds' Monument

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

ronin

Princeton, New Jersey

Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

bboas

New York, New York

Site of Columbia University's Nuclear Reactor

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

New York, New York

The Last Remnants of the Polo Grounds

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

Bennett Park

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

New York, New York

The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

Oldest Manhole Cover

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

New York, New York

'The Sale of Manhattan'

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

jase

New York, New York

Radio City Music Hall's Secret Apartment

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

Explorers Club Headquarters

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Glover, Vermont

The Museum of Everyday Life

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

Amanda Levinson

Added by Amanda Levinson