This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

The most confusing clock in New York.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.