Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

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

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

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

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.