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

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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph is the second tallest triumphal arch in the world.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.