This beach pool offers a spectacle of crashing waves, blue hues, and a historical lighthouse.

This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.