Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

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

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

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

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.