There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.