Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

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

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.