Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.

A medieval church that contains murals from famed artist Albertus Pictor.

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

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

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Here be dragons.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

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