A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

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

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

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.