The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

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

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.