This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This disused railway station is a beautiful lost place with a Victorian foot bridge and some graffiti.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

This historic site was where the renowned civil rights activist spent the first five years of his life

The ex-church that inspired “Alice’s Restaurant” is now a vibrant community center and folk music venue.

Dedicated in 1895, this is the world's first tribute to the hardworking newspaper delivery boy.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.