A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

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

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.