The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.