Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

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

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.