Normally Sulgrave News, this convenience shop was dressed as a VCR repair shop for the cartoonish film R.I.P.D.

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Located at this location since 1965, the Explorers Club is a group of professionals dedicated to the advancement of field research.

Members of the group were the first explorers to the North Pole (Robert E. Peary & Matthew Henson in 1909), first to the South Pole (Roald Amundsen in 1911), first to the summit of Mt. Everest (Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay in 1953), and first to the surface of the Moon (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins in 1969).

Today, the off-world colony group known as Mars One hold regular meetings to plan for a proposed manned mission to Mars in 2025.

Source: New Yorker, April 25, 2014

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Inside this cemetery (established in 1825) is Battle Hill, the highest natural point in Brooklyn (220 ft tall) and a pivotal spot during the largest battle of the American Revolution- the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27, 1776.

The cemetery itself contains the final resting place for many famous and infamous Americans: composer Leonard Bernstein, inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, political operative Boss Tweed, and notorious thug Bill the Butcher (dramatized in Scorsese's Gangs of New York).

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The cover for The Beach Boys experimental 1966 album Pet Sounds was shot at the San Diego Zoo. The shot was taken by photographer George Jerman on Feb 15, 1966.

From the liner notes: "The photos of The Beach Boys feeding an assortment of goats was a play on the album's chosen title, Pet Sounds."

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A short distance away from the exterior used for the hospital is the telescope that has been featured in the show Hannibal.

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