This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.

A powerful statue sits on Scalestone Point, looking out over Morecambe Bay.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.