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The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

Art and concrete merge into a single entity within a WWII bunker that possesses a deeply storied and turbulent history.

Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

A surprising relic of WWII, sitting boldly in a Marseille street.

France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

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

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.