This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

The first building in the Philippines with an elevator.

The first religious structure on the island of Luzon and a survivor of World War II.

Known as Manila's "last lung," this park used to house a market, garrison, and various government buildings.

This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

This piece of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the shared German and Filipino struggles for freedom.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

Dedicated to the three priests whose execution inspired author José Rizal.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.