Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

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

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.