This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.