A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.