An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.