137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The spectacular history of spectacles on display.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.