A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

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

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

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