Built as a home for the Union Porcelain magnate in 1867, now the Greenpoint Reformed Church and home to a ceramic mystery.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

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

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.