New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.
Bronx, New York
The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.
Bronx, New York
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Bratton, England
A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Paris, France
With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.