A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.