One of the last remnants of an 18th-century fort in the business district of Mumbai.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.