One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.

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

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.