Bronx, New York
West 230th Step Street
The longest step street in the city.
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Bronx, New York
The longest step street in the city.
Haarlem, Netherlands
The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Budapest, Hungary
This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.
Budapest, Hungary
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.
Kyoto, Japan
This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.
Budapest, Hungary
The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.
Fairbanks, Alaska
One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.
Skagway, Alaska
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Skagway, Alaska
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.
Pha Sing, Thailand
Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.