A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

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

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

This medieval Italian village was transformed into an architectural marvel by the famous "Papessa" Donna Olimpia.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

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