Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.

This nearly abandoned "company town" is a ghost of Puerto Rico's once-lucrative sugar industry.

Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.

The biggest cave system in the Arabian Peninsula is home to a rare variety of blind fish.

The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.

The remains of St. Lucius of Chur were said to be kept in this crypt for several centuries.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

Hundreds of plague victims were buried beneath this small, rural church.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.