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This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.