After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

The U.S. Fish Commission’s effort to mass produce carp.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

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