World's most expensive home.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

An epic statue dedicated to the memory of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments of the U.S. Army

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The walls of the statehouse tell the story of Ohio’s prehistoric past.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.