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Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

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

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

Germany's longest suspension rope bridge.

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.

Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.

The magnificent sanctuary is Spain's first purpose-built structure of its kind.

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.