Paris, France
The Bouquinistes of Paris
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
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Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Montreal, Québec
The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital.
Honolulu, Hawaii
On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
New York, New York
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
Chester Township, New Jersey
A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.
Paterson, New Jersey
In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Chester, New Jersey
A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.
Budapest, Hungary
This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
New Delhi, India
A blooming house of worship for the masses.
Jersey City, New Jersey
A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.
Jersey City, New Jersey
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.