The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

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

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.