A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

Come for the history lesson, stay for the mule-pulled boat rides.

This former Portuguese defensive fort atop a hill was occupied for thousands of years.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.

This rural roadside cross marks the farthest point of Coronado's expedition, and the place where the Catholic faith first came to America.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Some say that the battle fought at this Kansas site in 1856 was the first unofficial battle of the American Civil War.

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.

The 34th governor of Kentucky was sworn into office while on his deathbed after being shot outside the State House.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.