Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.