Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.

A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.

Designed to honor the birthplace of Buddha.

An ancient art form is kept alive in this corner of Nepal.

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

Visitors to the National Museum of Nepal can moon over a set of well-traveled flags.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

Nepal’s last remaining population of wild water buffalo and many other rare species call this reserve home.

Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.