Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

A monument to one of the greatest matadors of all time.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?