The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

After surviving decades of medical testing and civil wars, these chimpanzees were abandoned on their own islands.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.