A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

A schooner, nicknamed "The Unsinkable," with a long history of survival in the Indian Ocean.

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

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

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.