This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

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

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.