This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

The engineering feat of the Panama Canal was possible in small part thanks to materials developed in this humble Red Hook foundry.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.