A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

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

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Though it may look like a businessman's lost luggage, this case suspended under a highway bridge is actually a contemporary art installation.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.