One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.