A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.

A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.

An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

A comprehensive museum dedicated to Africa's oldest modern republic.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

This unusual hostel provides a glimpse of life in a city under siege.