A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.