Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

This peaceful open space below Geneva's famous cathedral is full of art and history.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

An early masterpiece of Le Corbusier, a famed Modernist architect, hiding in plain sight.

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.