Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

Named after a lodging site that existed nearby, a bridge has existed at this location since 1455.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

A monument with a complex history dedicated to one of South Africa's greatest heroes.

The spot where the first living specimen of the coelacanth was discovered.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

Just outside Lesotho's capital city, a rock formation takes the shape of a powerful predator.