Skewer up Kangaroo.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.