London, England
The Beaumont Hotel
This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.
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London, England
This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Oslo, Norway
Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Belpasso, Italy
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
New York, New York
Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
Brooklyn, New York
The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.