Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

Retribution for death of infamous mob boss Franie Yale was a case of mistaken identity.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.