A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.