An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

A quirky mausoleum celebrated once every five years with young dancing girls, widows, a tax man, and more.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.