Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

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.

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

New York's oldest magic store.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

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

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

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.