The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.