The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

A dilapidated space station with overtones of 'Alien' and 'Bladerunner' featuring a multiplayer games galore.

The hands on this clock appear to be created by two workers sweeping debris into careful positions.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

This small train ride offers stellar views of the Grand Garden Palace.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."

A historic ghost town still worth a visit.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

A Dutch museum preserves the world's most diverse collection of vertical slices of soil.