The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.