One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

This door in the old residential area of Guadalajara hides several communist motifs.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

This structure was moved nearly 40 feet while people continued working inside it.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Orcas on display and in the water.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.