Places Cowshow Wants to Go

This tranquil urban park has a violent history.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

Final resting place of a pioneering scurvy researcher.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

In a quiet neighborhood in the south of Berlin is one of the most ambitious social housing experiments of the 20th century.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

Part of Seattle’s Ravenna Creek Drop project, these capsules preserve seeds of plants that predated the city.