Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

Before online banking and smartphone apps, there was "commuter banking" in the subway in Downtown Brooklyn.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.