More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

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

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.