The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

It's said taking a hammer and nail to this stone relieves a toothache.

A former church that has been chronicling the Scottish island of Islay's rich history since the 70s.

This remote Scottish island has the only round church in the nation.

An unusually shaped lighthouse with origins rooted in heartbreak.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

It's believed a castle existed at this site since the 12th century.

A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.