The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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.

Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.