This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

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

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.