Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The place where World War I began.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.