When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

One of the oldest of its kind.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.