Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

Inside a former smuggler's cave, an artificial waterfall and light show.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The Ayo Rock Formations stand out on the island of Aruba as a unique arrangement of giant boulders with interesting crawl spaces to explore.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

This cupola was once seen as an architectural disaster.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

The island houses the ruins of a secret nuclear fusion lab that once employed high-profile Nazi scientists

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.