Taryn Simon photographs some of America’s “Best Kept Secrets” in her new book An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar. She gained access to government offices and research facilities normally hidden from the public. Here are some of them…
- Avian Quarantine Facility, The Animal Import Center, Newburgh, NY
- Cherenkov Radiation, Nuclear Waste Storage Facility, Washington
- Decomposing Corpse, Forensic Anthropology Research Facility, Knoxville, Tennessee
- White Tiger, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and Foundation, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
- Playboy, Braille Edition, The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- The Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Michigan
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Contraband Room, JFK Airport
- Live HIV, HIV Research Lab, Harvard Medical School
- Death Row Outdoor Recreational Facility, Mansfield Correctional Institute, Ohio
- Research Marijuana Crop Grow Room, Oxford, Mississippi
