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

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

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

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

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

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.