Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.

The cave of a 12th-century hermit is still visited and venerated today.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.