A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.