This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.