Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.