Staten Island, New York
Historic Richmond Town
A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.
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Staten Island, New York
A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.
Venice, Italy
An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.
Brooklyn, New York
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.
Brooklyn, New York
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
Brooklyn, New York
What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.
Brooklyn, New York
This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.
Brooklyn, New York
Now the site of a high school, this was almost the location of the largest cathedral in the US.
Brooklyn, New York
A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.
New York, New York
This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.
New York, New York
You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.
New York, New York
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
New York, New York
Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.
New York, New York
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
New York, New York
Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.
Vatican City
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.
Chiclayo, Peru
Stroll among dozens of statues depicting pre-Columbian kings, gods, and supernatural beings.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Helsinki, Finland
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
New York, New York
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
New York, New York
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
Kano, Nigeria
Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.
Ayni, Tajikistan
This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.