An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A Korean village where times stands still.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.