Opened to the public in 1897, the General Grant National Memorial in Morningside Heights is the largest mausoleum in North America, housing President Ulysses Simpson Grant and his wife, Julia. In this great vintage photograph from 1909, see Grant's Tomb from the Husdon River, along with hundreds of people lining the hillside for some sort of celebration. Check out the specimen page on the Library of Congress Digital Archives for more info.

Looking for something original to do this Halloween season? The Other Side is a unique two-week microtheater event in which ticketholders attend an authentic recreation of a Victorian-era séance.

In the late Victorian era, the spiritualists claimed they discovered a connection to the other side. Nearly 100 years later, séances continue to capture the public's fascination. but are they truly a gateway to another realm or simply the manifestation of our own terrified imaginations? Join your host, world-renowned mentalist Jason Suran, and a group of 13 brave participants at a private Williamsburg residence as we recreate the work of one of America's most dangerous mediums and attempt to face our own deepest fears.

The show runs from October 13th (Friday the 13th!) through Halloween. Tickets are extremely limited and are $130 each. The include an access pass to the séance and two beverages during the show.

Real Estate website RENTCafé recently crunched their numbers on what $1,500 will get you for living space in the top cities around the world and found—to nobody's surprise—that New York City has the least amount of space with 277 square feet. Topping the list was Istanbul with 1,899 square feet, almost 7 times as large for the same price.

It might be hard to picture this, so here’s something easier: the size of an apartment in Istanbul equals the size of seven hypothetical Manhattan apartments you’d rent for $1,500/month.

Check out the full report on RENTCafé for more insights into the data.