The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

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

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.