Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.