A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

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

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The middle finger of modernity.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.