The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.