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This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.