A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

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

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.