Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

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

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.