The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.