Ever wanted to can Spam?

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

The only surviving theatre where William Shakespeare performed as an actor.

The remains of a 13th-century Norman fortress, largely destroyed by an explosive renovation.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

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

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

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

A derelict hunting lodge that was once the site of aristocratic debauchery.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.