This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.