A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.