During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

Hundreds of tree trunks and Welwitschia flowers populate this living fossil haven.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.