Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.