A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.