A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

A 19th-century architectural masterpiece with ties to Gustave Eiffel.

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

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

This statue honors a pillar of the early New Haven Black community.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.