A monument to Cuffy, a rebellious enslaved person who became a national hero in Guyana.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The most confusing clock in New York.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.