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

The magic's in the hole!

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

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

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.