This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

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

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

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

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

A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.