The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.