Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”

Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.

This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

A 10,000-square-foot museum of operating model trains.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.