One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

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

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.