One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Yo, Adrian!

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.