A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The Kenyan town where the best distance runners in the world are trained.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.