Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.