A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.