The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

The loneliest island in New York.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.