New York, New York
Matryoshka at Wall Street Bath & Spa 88
This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.
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New York, New York
This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.
Golan
Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”
New York, New York
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Fort Washington, Maryland
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Stavanger, Norway
Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Kuşadası, Turkey
A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Istanbul, Turkey
1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.
Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Çanakkale, Turkey
This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.