On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.