An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

The abandoned Bermudian home of a British naval leader is surrounded by crumbling sporting fields and the graves of convicts.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in Latin America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.