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Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.