The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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