Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.