This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Yo, Adrian!

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

An 18th-century fort in the business district of Mumbai.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The most confusing clock in New York.