Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

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

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.