The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

A small ballpark on Maryland's eastern shore pays homage to its favorite son, the most fearsome home run hitter of the dead ball era.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.