A collection of playbills, photographs, and other memorabilia from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.

This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A subterranean relic of the Spanish Civil War hides below this picturesque park.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.

This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

More than a millennium's worth of municipal records preserve the political history of Austria.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.