New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Zanjān, Iran
Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.
Orvieto, Italy
This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Villahermosa, Mexico
This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Newark, California
From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Florence, Italy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.
Sausalito, California
A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.