A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.