This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

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

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

An original apothecary from 1792.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.