New York, New York
The Double Check Businessman
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
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New York, New York
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
East Molesey, England
Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Lacey Township, New Jersey
A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.
Kearny, New Jersey
This huge work of functional public art replaced a landfill in New Jersey's Meadowlands.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
Hackensack, New Jersey
A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.
Flossenbürg, Germany
A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.
Jersey City, New Jersey
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
New York, New York
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.