This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.