A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.