The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

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