The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

The strange, ritualistic-seeming 100+ year old basement of a New Hampshire undergrad society.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

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

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.