Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
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Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Queens, New York
Calvary Cemetery
Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
New York, New York
First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Jerusalem, Israel
Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem
The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.
Masada, Israel
Masada
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Madrid, Spain
Real Jardin Botanico
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
Campo de Fiori
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
Keats-Shelley Memorial House
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Zabid, Yemen
Brick Buildings of Zabid
Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.
Sana'a, Yemen
Dar al-Hajar
Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.
São Miguel, Portugal
Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
São Miguel, Portugal
Hotel Monte Palace
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Auckland, New Zealand
Maungawhau (Mount Eden)
The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.
Auckland, New Zealand
Sky Tower
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
