Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

A square-domed symbol of resilience in the heart of the old Jewish Ghetto.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

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

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.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.