A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.