Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

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

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

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.