At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

Here be dragons.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.